Iuno

== Latin == === Alternative forms === Jūnō === Etymology === There are two hypotheses: From Proto-Indo-European *dyúh₃onh₂-, *dyúh₃nh₂- (“having heavenly authority”), from *dyew- (“sky, heaven”) + *-Hō (“burden, authority”), rendering Iuvō, *Iūnis, normalized to Iūnō, Iūnōnis. See Ancient Greek Διώνη (Diṓnē, “Dione”); From Proto-Indo-European *h₂yúh₃onh₂-, *h₂yúh₃nh₂- (“the young goddess”), from *h₂óyu (“long time, lifetime”) + *-Hō (“burden, authority”) also rendering *Iuvō, *Iūnis, normalized to Iūnō, Iūnōnis. See Latin iuvenis (“young”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈjuː.noː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈjuː.no] === Proper noun === Iūnō f sg (genitive Iūnōnis); third declension (Roman mythology, religion) Juno, queen of the gods, patron of rulers and childbirth, equivalent to the Greek Hera. (New Latin) Juno, a Main Belt asteroid. ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun, singular only. ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Clackson, James, Indo-European Word Formation: Proceedings from the International Conference, 2002 === Further reading === “Iūnō”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “Jūno”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “Jūno”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 873. Iūno in Georges, Karl Ernst; Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918), Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 2, Hahnsche Buchhandlung, column 494 “Iuno”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers == Middle English == === Proper noun === Iuno alternative typography of Juno