heroo

See also: Heroo

Esperanto

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin hērōs (“hero”), from Ancient Greek ἥρως (hḗrōs, “demigod, hero”). Compare French héros, Italian eroe, Russian герой (geroj), Polish heros, German Heros.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /heˈroo/

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• Rhymes: -oo
• Syllabification: he‧ro‧o

Noun

heroo (accusative singular heroon, plural herooj, accusative plural heroojn)

1. hero
2. protagonist

Hyponyms

• heroino (“heroine”)

Derived terms

• heroa (“heroic”)
• heroaĵo (“exploit”)
• heroe (“heroically”)
• heroeco (“heroism”)
• kontraŭheroo (“antihero”)
• superheroo (“superhero”)

Ido

Etymology

From Esperanto heroo, from English hero, French héros, German Heros, Italian eroe, Spanish héroe, Russian герой (geroj), all ultimately from Latin hērōs, from Ancient Greek ἥρως (hḗrōs), from Proto-Indo-European *ser-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /heˈroo/

Noun

heroo (plural heroi)

1. (mythology) demigod
2. hero

Derived terms

• heroajo (“heroism”)
• heroala (“heroic”)
• heroale (“heroically”)
• heroatra (“heroic (not to the full extent)”)
• heroatre (“heroically (not to the full extent)”)
• heroeso (“heroism”)
• heroino (“heroine”)
• heroismo (“heroism”)
• heroulo (“male hero”)

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [heːˈroː.oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [eˈrɔː.o]

Adjective

hērōō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of hērōus and hērōos

Noun

hērōō

1. dative/ablative singular of hērōus, hērōos, hērōum, and hērōon