héroïne

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See also: heroine and heroïne

French[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

  • (mute h) IPA(key): /e.ʁɔ.in/
  • (file)

Etymology 1[edit]

From Latin hērōina, from late (2nd century) Ancient Greek ἡρωΐνη (hērōḯnē), feminine to ἥρως (hḗrōs, hero) "hero, demigod". By surface analysis, héros +‎ -ine.

Noun[edit]

héroïne f (plural héroïnes)

  1. heroine

See also[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From German Heroin.[1]

Noun[edit]

héroïne f (plural héroïnes)

  1. heroin

References[edit]

  1. ^ héroïne”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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