See also: -eroo

Italian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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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

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