Hera

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See also: hera, Héra, Herą, and herą

English

Hera

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Hēra, from Ancient Greek Ἥρᾱ (Hḗrā).

Pronunciation

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, mother of Hephaestus, Ares, Hebe, and Enyo.

Translations

See also

References

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

Further reading

Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἥρα (Hḗra).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Hera f

  1. Hera

Further reading

Danish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἥρα (Hḗra).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Hera

  1. (Greek mythology) Hera

Further reading

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

Galician Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἥρα (Hḗra).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Hera f

  1. (Greek mythology) Hera

German

German Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia de

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Hera f

  1. (Greek mythology) Hera

Icelandic

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Hera f

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

Declension

declension of Hera
f-w1 singular
indefinite
nominative Hera
accusative Heru
dative Heru
genitive Heru

Japanese

Romanization

Hera

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ヘラ

Lithuanian

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Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἥρα (Hḗra).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Hera f

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

Declension

    Declension of Hera
nominative Hera
genitive Heros
dative Herai
accusative Herą
instrumental Hera
locative Heroje
vocative Hera

Maori

Etymology

From English Sarah.

Proper noun

Hera

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Sarah

Related terms

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Hēra.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Hera f

  1. (Greek mythology) Hera (queen of the gods, wife of Zeus)

Declension

Declension of Hera
singular
nominative Hera
genitive Hery
dative Herze
accusative Herę
instrumental Herą
locative Herze
vocative Hero

Further reading

  • Hera in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pt
Hera

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἥρα (Hḗra).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Hera f

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

See also

Spanish

Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia es

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἥρα (Hḗra).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Hera f

  1. (Greek mythology) Hera

Swedish

Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sv

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἥρα (Hḗra).

Proper noun

Hera c (genitive Heras)

  1. (Greek mythology) Hera

See also

Anagrams

Turkish

Turkish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia tr

Proper noun

Hera

  1. (Greek mythology) Hera
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