eroo

See also: -eroo

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἡρῷον (hērōîon), noun use of the neuter form of ἡρῷος (hērōîos, “of a hero, heroic”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eˈrɔ.o/
  • Rhymes: -ɔo
  • Hyphenation: e‧rò‧o

Noun

eroo m (plural eroi)

  1. (Ancient Greece, prosody) a dactylic hexameter
  2. (historical, Ancient Greece) synonym of heroon (building dedicated to a hero)

Further reading

  • eroo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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