Hera

See also: hera and Héra

English

Hera

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Hēra, from Ancient Greek Ἥρα (Hḗra).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɪəɹə/, /ˈhɪɹə/, /ˈhɪːɹə/

Proper noun

Hera

  1. (Greek mythology) The queen of the gods, and goddess of marriage and birth; daughter of Cronus and Rhea, sister and wife of Zeus,[1] mother of Hephaestus, Ares, and Hebe.

Translations

See also

References

  1. Oxford Dictionary of World Mythology, Arthur Cotterell, Oxford University Press, 1986

Anagrams


Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἥρα (Hḗra).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Hera f

  1. Hera

Faroese

Proper noun

Hera f

  1. A female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

  • son of Hera: Heruson
  • daughter of Hera: Herudóttir

Declension

Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Hera
Accusative Heru
Dative Heru
Genitive Heru

Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἥρα (Hḗra).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Hera f

  1. Hera

German

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Proper noun

Hera f

  1. (Greek mythology) Hera

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɛːra/
  • Rhymes: -ɛːra

Proper noun

Hera f

  1. (Greek mythology) Hera
  2. A female given name

Declension


Japanese

Romanization

Hera

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ヘラ

Lithuanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἥρα (Hḗra).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Hera f

  1. (Greek mythology) Hera, the queen of the gods and goddess of marriage and birth

Declension


Maori

Etymology

From English Sarah.

Proper noun

Hera

  1. A female given name, equivalent to English Sarah.

Polish

Proper noun

Hera f

  1. (Greek mythology) Hera

Declension


Portuguese

Hera

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἥρα (Hḗra).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: He‧ra
  • Homophones: era, hera
  • Rhymes: -ɛra

Noun

Hera f

  1. (Greek mythology) Hera (goddess of marriage and birth)

See also


Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἥρα (Hḗra).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Hera f

  1. Hera
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