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Hera

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See also: hera, Héra, Herą, and herą

English

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Hera

Etymology

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

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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.

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See also

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References

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

Further reading

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Anagrams

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἥρα (Hḗra).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Hera f

  1. Hera

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Danish

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek Ἥρα (Hḗra).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈheːʁɑ], [ˈheːɐ]

Proper noun

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Hera

  1. (Greek mythology) Hera

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Faroese

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Proper noun

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Hera f

  1. a female given name

Usage notes

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Matronymics

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

Declension

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Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Hera
Accusative Heru
Dative Heru
Genitive Heru

Galician

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Galician Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἥρα (Hḗra).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Hera f

  1. (Greek mythology) Hera

German

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German Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)

Proper noun

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Hera f

  1. (Greek mythology) Hera

Icelandic

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Icelandic Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia is

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Hera f

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

Declension

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Japanese

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Romanization

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Hera

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ヘラ

Lithuanian

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Lithuanian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἥρα (Hḗra).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Hera f

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

Declension

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Maori

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Etymology

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From English Sarah.

Proper noun

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Hera

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Sarah
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Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin Hēra.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Hera f

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

Declension

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Further reading

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  • Hera in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

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Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pt
Hera

Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἥρα (Hḗra).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Hera f

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

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Spanish

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Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia es

Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἥρα (Hḗra).

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Hera f

  1. (Greek mythology) Hera

Swedish

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Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἥρα (Hḗra).

Proper noun

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Hera c (genitive Heras)

  1. (Greek mythology) Hera

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Anagrams

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Turkish

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Turkish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia tr

Proper noun

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Hera

  1. (Greek mythology) Hera