What does Iovis mean in Latin?

Iovis, a proper noun, means “alternative form of Iuppiter, the god Jove, Jupiter; tin”.

What is the genitive of Iovis?

The genitive singular is Iovis. Iovis is masculine, third declension.

In classical Latin, [ˈjɔ.wɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈjɔː.vis].

proper noun · masculinethird declension

Iovis m (genitive Iovis)

Classical[ˈjɔ.wɪs]Ecclesiastical[ˈjɔː.vis]

Late LatinMedieval Latinalternativemasculinealternative form of Iuppiter, the god Jove, Jupiter
Iovis fertur ā iuvandō dictus, et Iuppiter quasi iuvāns pater, hoc est, omnibus praestāns.Jove is said to have been named from “helping” (iuvando), and Jupiter as if meaning “helping father,” that is, one who provides for (or benefits) all.556-636 CE, Isidore of Seville, Etymologiae, page VIII:
masculinetin

Jŏvis, is, v. Juppiter

I. init.

Regularisation of the nominative and the oblique stems, continuing the inflection of Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws. Compare Old Latin Diovis.

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