heroon
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Latin heroum, respelled to match the original Ancient Greek ἡρῷον (hērôion), from ἡρῷος (hērôios, “of a hero”).
Noun[edit]
heroon (plural heroons or heroa)
- (historical) A temple dedicated to a hero, often over his supposed tomb.
Further reading[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
Esperanto[edit]
Noun[edit]
heroon
- accusative singular of heroo
Italian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- eroo (in the historical sense)
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἡρῷον (hērôion), noun use of the neuter form of ἡρῷος (hērôios, “of a hero, heroic”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
heroon m (plural heroa)
- (historical, Ancient Greece) heroon (building dedicated to a hero)
- (by extension) tomb
- Synonym: tomba
Further reading[edit]
- heroon in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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