Hiero
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἱέρων (Hiérōn).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈhi.ɛ.roː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈiː.e.ro]
Proper noun
Hierō m sg (genitive Hierōnis); third declension
- Name of various rulers of Syracuse
Declension
Third-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Hierō |
| genitive | Hierōnis |
| dative | Hierōnī |
| accusative | Hierōnem |
| ablative | Hierōne |
| vocative | Hierō |
Related terms
- Hierōnicus
Descendants
- Italian: Gerone
- Sicilian: Jiruni, Giruni
References
- “Hiero”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Hiero in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.