heroon
English edit
Etymology edit
Latin heroum, respelled to match the original Ancient Greek ἡρῷον (hērôion), from ἡρῷος (hērôios, “of a hero”).
Noun edit
heroon (plural heroons or heroa)
- (historical) A temple dedicated to a hero, often over his supposed tomb.
Further reading edit
Anagrams edit
Esperanto edit
Noun edit
heroon
- accusative singular of heroo
Italian edit
Alternative forms edit
- eroo (in the historical sense)
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἡρῷον (hērôion), noun use of the neuter form of ἡρῷος (hērôios, “of a hero, heroic”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
heroon m (plural heroa)
- (historical, Ancient Greece) heroon (building dedicated to a hero)
- (by extension) tomb
- Synonym: tomba
Further reading edit
- heroon in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana