Jove's
/dʒoʊvz/noun
Possessive form of Jove, an archaic poetic name for Jupiter or God.
Did you know?Because Jove was a poetic name for Jupiter, exclamations like “By Jove!” once carried the weight of swearing by the supreme Roman sky god.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Latin
Latin
Iovēs
“of Jupiter; the genitive singular of Iuppiter”
Classical Latin
Latin
Iuppiter
“Jupiter, the chief Roman god of the sky and thunder”
Old French
Old French
Jove
“Jove; Jupiter”
Middle English
English
Jove
“Poetic or learned name for Jupiter, and later for God”
Modern English
English
Jove's
“Possessive form of Jove”