eroo

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See also: -eroo

Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἡρῷον (hērôion), noun use of the neuter form of ἡρῷος (hērôios, of a hero, heroic).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /eˈrɔ.o/
  • Rhymes: -ɔo
  • Hyphenation: e‧rò‧o

Noun[edit]

eroo m (plural eroi)

  1. (Ancient Greece, prosody) a dactylic hexameter
  2. (historical, Ancient Greece) Synonym of heroon (building dedicated to a hero)

Further reading[edit]

  • eroo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana