heros
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See also: héros
English
Noun
heros
Anagrams
- hoers, H-O-R-S-E, rohes, shoer, Horse, HORSE, shero, shore, H.O.R.S.E., hoser, horse, Shore, RSeOH, Rohes
Latin
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek ἥρως (hḗrōs, “hero”, “demigod”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈheː.roːs/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈe.ros/,
Noun
hērōs m (genitive hērōis); third declension
- (literally) demigod, hero
- (transferred sense, Ciceronian) an illustrious man
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | hērōs | hērōēs |
| Genitive | hērōis | hērōum |
| Dative | hērōī | hērōibus |
| Accusative | hērōem | hērōēs |
| Ablative | hērōe | hērōibus |
| Vocative | hērōs | hērōēs |
Related terms
Descendants
References
- “heros”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “heros”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- heros in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “heros”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin hērōs, from Ancient Greek ἥρως (hḗrōs). Doublet of gieroj.
Pronunciation
Noun
heros m pers
Declension
Declension of heros