heroon

English

Etymology

From Latin hērōon, from Ancient Greek ἡρῷον (hērōîon), from ἡρῷος (hērōîos, “of a hero”).

Noun

heroon (plural heroons or heroa)

1. (historical) A temple dedicated to a hero, often over his supposed tomb.

Further reading

• heroon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Honore

Esperanto

Noun

heroon

1. accusative singular of heroo

Italian

Alternative forms

• eroo (in the historical sense)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἡρῷον (hērōîon), noun use of the neuter form of ἡρῷος (hērōîos, “of a hero, heroic”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eˈrɔ.on/
• Rhymes: -ɔon

Noun

heroon m (plural heroa)

1. (historical, Ancient Greece) heroon (building dedicated to a hero)
2. (by extension) tomb

   Synonym: tomba

Further reading

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

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [heːˈroː.ɔn]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [eˈrɔː.on]

Adjective

hērōon

1. inflection of hērōos:
   1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular
   2. accusative masculine singular

Noun

hērōon n (genitive hērōī); second declension

1. alternative form of hērōum (“monument or shrine to the memory of a hero; asphodel”)

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type).

	singular	plural
nominative	hērōon	hērōa
genitive	hērōī	hērōōrum
dative	hērōō	hērōīs
accusative	hērōon	hērōa
ablative	hērōō	hērōīs
vocative	hērōon	hērōa

Noun

hērōon m

1. accusative singular of hērōos