Heroine

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin heroina, from Ancient Greek ἡρωίνη (hērōínē, “heroine”), female form of ἥρως (hḗrōs, “hero”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [heʁoˈiːnə]
• Hyphenation: He‧ro‧i‧ne

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Noun

Heroine f (genitive Heroine, plural Heroinen)

1. Alternative form of Heroin

Declension

Declension of Heroine [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Heroine	die	Heroinen
genitive	einer	der	Heroine	der	Heroinen
dative	einer	der	Heroine	den	Heroinen
accusative	eine	die	Heroine	die	Heroinen

Further reading

• “Heroine” in Duden online
• “Heroine” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Heroine” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon