Heroin

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See also: heroin, heróín, and hê-rô-in

German

Etymology 1

Invented as a brand name by the German pharmaceutical company Bayer, which started marketing heroine in 1895. The name was coined to evoke heroisch (“heroic”), ultimately from Greek ἥρως (hḗrōs, “hero”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /heʁoˈiːn/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: He‧ro‧in

Noun

Heroin n (strong, genitive Heroins, no plural)

  1. heroin
    Synonyms: Diacetylmorphin n, Diamorphin n
    • 1982, “Ganz Wien”, in Einzelhaft, performed by Falco:
      Ganz Wien / Ist heit auf Heroin / Ganz Wien / Träumt mit Mozambin / Ganz Wien, Wien, Wien / Greift auch zu Kokain
      All of Vienna / Is on heroin the day / All of Vienna / Dreams with Mozambine / All of Vienna, Vienna, Vienna / Also uses cocaine
Declension
Declension of Heroin
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das Heroin
genitive eines des Heroins
dative einem dem Heroin
accusative ein das Heroin
Descendants
  • → English: heroin
  • → Polish: heroina

Further reading

Etymology 2

From Heros +‎ -in. Alteration of the variant Heroine, which is from Latin heroina.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /heˈʁoː.ɪn/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: He‧ro‧in

Noun

Heroin f (genitive Heroin, plural Heroinnen)

  1. (learned, higher register) female hero
    Synonym: Heldin
  2. (theater) heroine, female protagonist
Declension
Declension of Heroin
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Heroin die Heroinnen
genitive einer der Heroin der Heroinnen
dative einer der Heroin den Heroinnen
accusative eine die Heroin die Heroinnen
Alternative forms

Further reading

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