herostratic

English

Etymology

From Herostratus +‎ -ic (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives from nouns). Herostratus is a learned borrowing from Latin Hērostratus, from Ancient Greek Ἡρόστρατος (Hēróstratos), from Ἥρᾱ (Hḗrā, “Greek goddess of marriage, women, and family”) + στρᾰτός (strătós, “army, military force; band or body of men; common people”). Herostratus (died c. 356 B.C.E.) was a Greek arsonist who sought fame by destroying the second Temple of Artemis at Ephesus (now in Izmir Province, Turkey), according to tradition by setting fire to it on 21 July 356 B.C.E., the birth date of Alexander the Great.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌhɪəɹəʊˈstɹætɪk/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌhɪɹoʊˈstɹætɪk/
• Rhymes: -ætɪk
• Hyphenation: he‧ro‧strat‧ic

Adjective

herostratic (comparative more herostratic, superlative most herostratic)

1. Seeking infamy.

Alternative forms

• Herostratic

Derived terms

• herostratically
• herostratic fame

Related terms

• Herostratus

Translations

seeking infamy

Further reading

• Herostratus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from German herostratisch. By surface analysis, Herostrat +‎ -ic.

Adjective

herostratic m or n (feminine singular herostratică, masculine plural herostratici, feminine/neuter plural herostratice)

1. herostratic

Declension

Declension of herostratic

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	herostratic		herostratică		herostratici	herostratice
	definite	herostraticul		herostratica		herostraticii	herostraticele
genitive- dative	indefinite	herostratic		herostratice		herostratici	herostratice
	definite	herostraticului		herostraticei		herostraticilor	herostraticelor

References

• herostratic in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN