Hera

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See also: hera, Héra, Herą, and herą

English[edit]

Hera

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

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, Hebe, and Enyo.

Translations[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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

Further reading[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Catalan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἥρα (Hḗra).

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Hera f

  1. Hera

Further reading[edit]

Danish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek Ἥρα (Hḗra).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈheːʁɑ], [ˈheːɐ]

Proper noun[edit]

Hera

  1. (Greek mythology) Hera

Further reading[edit]

Faroese[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Hera f

  1. a female given name

Usage notes[edit]

Matronymics

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

Declension[edit]

Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Hera
Accusative Heru
Dative Heru
Genitive Heru

Galician[edit]

Galician Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia gl

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἥρα (Hḗra).

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Hera f

  1. (Greek mythology) Hera

German[edit]

German Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia de

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Proper noun[edit]

Hera f

  1. (Greek mythology) Hera

Icelandic[edit]

Icelandic Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia is

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Hera f

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

Declension[edit]

Japanese[edit]

Romanization[edit]

Hera

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ヘラ

Lithuanian[edit]

Lithuanian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia lt

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἥρα (Hḗra).

Pronunciation[edit]

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Proper noun[edit]

Hera f

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

Declension[edit]

Maori[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English Sarah.

Proper noun[edit]

Hera

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Sarah

Related terms[edit]

Polish[edit]

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Latin Hēra.

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Hera f

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

Declension[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • Hera in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese[edit]

Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pt
Hera

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἥρα (Hḗra).

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Hera f

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

See also[edit]

Spanish[edit]

Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia es

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἥρα (Hḗra).

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Hera f

  1. (Greek mythology) Hera

Swedish[edit]

Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sv

Etymology[edit]

Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἥρα (Hḗra).

Proper noun[edit]

Hera c (genitive Heras)

  1. (Greek mythology) Hera

See also[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Turkish[edit]

Turkish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia tr

Proper noun[edit]

Hera

  1. (Greek mythology) Hera