heros

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See also: héros

English

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Noun

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heros

  1. plural of hero (in the sense of a type of sandwich)

Anagrams

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Latin

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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hērōs m (genitive hērōis); third declension

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

Declension

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Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative hērōs hērōēs
Genitive hērōis hērōum
Dative hērōī hērōibus
Accusative hērōem hērōēs
Ablative hērōe hērōibus
Vocative hērōs hērōēs
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Descendants

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References

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  • 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

Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈxɛ.rɔs/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛrɔs
  • Syllabification: he‧ros

Noun

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heros m pers

  1. (Greek mythology) hero (demigod)
  2. (figurative) hero (person of great bravery)
    Synonym: bohater

Declension

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Further reading

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