heros
See also: héros
EnglishEdit
NounEdit
heros
- plural of hero; hero sandwiches
- Alternative spelling of heroes
LatinEdit
EtymologyEdit
From the Ancient Greek ἥρως (hḗrōs, “hero”, “demigod”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
hērōs m (genitive hērōis); third declension
- (literally) demigod, hero
- (transferred sense, Ciceronian) an illustrious man
DeclensionEdit
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | hērōs | hērōēs |
| Genitive | hērōis | hērōum |
| Dative | hērōī | hērōibus |
| Accusative | hērōem | hērōēs |
| Ablative | hērōe | hērōibus |
| Vocative | hērōs | hērōēs |
Related termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “heros”, in Charlton T[homas] Lewis; Charles [Lancaster] Short (1879) […] A New Latin Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.; Cincinnati, Ohio; Chicago, Ill.: American Book Company; Oxford: Clarendon Press.
- “heros”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- heros in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- “heros”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
PolishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Latin hērōs, from Ancient Greek ἥρως (hḗrōs). Doublet of gieroj.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
heros m pers
DeclensionEdit
Declension of heros