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/
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -oo
Hyphenation: he‧ro‧o

Noun

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

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)

(mythology) demigod
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

Noun

hērōō

dative/ablative singular of hērōus