proper noun · masculinethird declension
Diovis
Diovis m (genitive Diovis)
Classical[ˈdi.ɔ.wɪs]Ecclesiastical[ˈdiː.o.vis]
Meaning
- Old Latinmasculinethe Old Italic name for Jove, Jupiter
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Diovis | Diovēs |
| genitive | Diovis | Diovum |
| dative | Diovī | Diovibus |
| accusative | Diovem | Diovēs |
| ablative | Diove | Diovibus |
| vocative | Diovis | Diovēs |
Dĭŏvis or Dĭjŏvis, is, m. collat. form of Jovis, old nom. for later Juppiter, q. v.; cf. Diespiter,
I. the old Italian name for Juppiter, acc. to Varr. L. L. 5, § 66 Müll.; Gell. 5, 12, 1 and 6; Inscr. in Bullet. del Inst. 1846.
Origins
From Proto-Italic *djous, *djowes (“day, sky; Jove”) from Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws (“sky god”, literally “the bright one”) from *dyew- (“to be bright, day sky”). Combining the root with the title Pater (“Father”) forms Old Latin Diēspiter (“Jupiter”, literally “Father Jove”) whence the nominative and vocative of later forms of Diovis are derived by analogous formation (cf. Iuppiter, Iovis). Related to diēs, dīvus, dīus, Diāna, deus. Cognates include Doric Greek Δεύς (Deús), Attic Greek Ζεύς (Zeús)—the Greek god to whom Roman Diovis is later equated.