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

  • Homophone: era

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

  • Homophone: era

Proper noun

Hera f

  1. Hera

German

Pronunciation

  • Audio(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).

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

Noun

Hera f

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

See also

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἥρα (Hḗra).

Pronunciation

  • Homophone: era

Proper noun

Hera f

  1. Hera
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