heros

See also: héros

English

Noun

heros

1. plural of hero; hero sandwiches
2. Alternative spelling of heroes

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Latin

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek ἥρως (hḗrōs, “hero”, “demigod”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈheː.roːs/, [ˈheːroːs̠]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈe.ros/, [ˈɛːrɔs]

Noun

hērōs m (genitive hērōis); third declension

1. (literally) demigod, hero
2. (transferred sense, Ciceronian) an illustrious man

Declension

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 terms

• hērōicē
• hērōicus
• hērōīna

• hērōis
• hērōus

Descendants

• English: hero
• French: héros
• German: Heroe, Heros
• Italian: eroe

• → Polish: heros
• Portuguese: herói
• Romanian: erou
• Sicilian: iroi
• Spanish: héroe
• Basque: heroi

References

• heros in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, 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

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Polish

Etymology

From Latin hērōs, from Ancient Greek ἥρως (hḗrōs). Doublet of gieroj.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxɛ.rɔs/

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Noun

heros m pers

1. (Greek mythology) hero (demigod)
2. (figuratively) hero (person of great bravery)

   Synonym: bohater

Declension

Declension of heros

	singular	plural
nominative	heros	herosi/herosowie
genitive	herosa	herosów
dative	herosowi	herosom
accusative	herosa	herosów
instrumental	herosem	herosami
locative	herosie	herosach
vocative	herosie	herosi/herosowie

Further reading

• heros in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• heros in Polish dictionaries at PWN