Hiero

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See also: hiero and hiero-

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἱέρων (Hiérōn).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Hierō m sg (genitive Hierōnis); third declension

  1. Name of various rulers of Syracuse

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Hierō
Genitive Hierōnis
Dative Hierōnī
Accusative Hierōnem
Ablative Hierōne
Vocative Hierō

Descendants

  • Italian: Gerone
  • Sicilian: Jiruni, Giruni

References

  • “Hiero”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Hiero in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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