Latin proper noun
Iuppiter
Iuppiter, Iovis m.
Iuppiter is a Latin proper noun. In the 3 analysed lines it was read in, it means “Jupiter” (once), “of Jupiter” (once) and “to Jupiter” (once).
In the texts
Each line as the reader shows it: every word in its case colour with its meaning underneath, and arcs from Iuppiter to the words it goes with.
Perseus filius erat Iovis, maximi deorum;
Perseus was the son of Jupiter, the greatest of the gods.
Iovis: goes with filius (“of …”).
Seu pluris hiemes seu tribuit Iuppiter ultimam, quae nunc oppositis debilitat pumicibus mare Tyrrhenum: sapias…
Whether Jupiter grants more winters or this one as the last, which now weakens the Tyrrhenian sea with opposing rocks: be wise, strain your wines, and cut back long hope for a short span.
Iuppiter: subject of tribuit.
“Pater meus,” inquit, “Hamilcar puerulo me, utpote non amplius novem annos nato, in Hispaniam imperator proficiscens Karthagine Iovi optimo maximo hostias immolavit.
"My father," he said, "Hamilcar, when I was a mere boy, being no more than nine years old, upon setting out for Spain as commander, sacrificed victims at Carthage to Jupiter Optimus Maximus."
Iovi: indirect object of immolavit, to or for whom it is done.
Forms
Every form of the word in these texts, with what it is.
| Form | Grammar | Read |
|---|---|---|
| Iovi | Dative · Singular · Masculine | 1 |
| Iovis | Genitive · Singular · Masculine | 1 |
| Iuppiter | Nominative · Singular · Masculine | 1 |
Words it goes with
Joined to Iuppiter by an arc in these lines, most often first.
Grammar
- About the dativeThe Latin dative marks the person something is given to, said to or done for. Its uses and endings, with real lines from Horace, Seneca and Catullus.
- About the genitiveThe Latin genitive ties one noun to another, where English says “of” or adds ’s. Its uses and endings, with real lines from the story of Perseus and Genesis.
- About the nominativeThe Latin nominative names the subject of a verb, and whatever renames the subject after sum. How to spot it, with real lines from Genesis and Eutropius.