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adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

hērōicus

hērōicus (feminine hērōica, neuter hērōicum)
Classical[heːˈroː.ɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[eˈrɔː.i.kus]
hērōice sg. voc. m.

Meaning

  1. adjectiveheroic, epic (especially relating to mythical heroes)

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativehērōicushērōicahērōicum
genitivehērōicīhērōicaehērōicī
dativehērōicōhērōicaehērōicō
accusativehērōicumhērōicamhērōicum
ablativehērōicōhērōicāhērōicō
vocativehērōicehērōicahērōicum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativehērōicīhērōicaehērōica
genitivehērōicōrumhērōicārumhērōicōrum
dativehērōicīshērōicīshērōicīs
accusativehērōicōshērōicāshērōica
ablativehērōicīshērōicīshērōicīs
vocativehērōicīhērōicaehērōica

Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book

aetas heroica (Tusc. 5. 3. 7)
the mythical period, the heroic age.
tempora heroica (N. D. 3. 21. 54)
the mythical period, the heroic age.
repetere ab ultima (extrema, prisca) antiquitate (vetustate), ab heroicis temporibus
to go back to the remote ages.

hērōĭcus, a, um, adj., = ἡρωϊκός,
I. of or relating to (mythical) heroes, heroic: vetus opinio est, jam usque ab heroicis ducta temporibus, Cic. Div. 1, 1, 1: tempora, id. N. D. 3, 21, 54; Quint. 1, 11, 17: aetates, Cic. Tusc. 5, 3, 7: Medea et Atreus, heroicae personae, id. N. D. 3, 29, 71: sublimitas heroici carminis, of the heroic poem, of the epic, Quint. 1, 8, 5; cf.: heroici carminis sonus, Tac. Or. 10: carmen, Serv. Verg. A. 1 init.: versus, usually herous versus (v. herous), Prisc. p. 1256 P.—Adv.: hērōĭcē, in the heroic style: hos quoque (versus Homeri) tamquam heroice incomptos adamavit (Vergilius), Macr. S. 5, 14.

Origins

From Ancient Greek ἡρωϊκός (hērōïkós), from ἥρως (hḗrōs) + -ικός (-ikós).

Descendants
  • Catalanheroic
  • Englishheroic
  • Frenchhéroïque
  • Italianeroico
  • Portugueseheróico
  • Romanianeroic
  • Spanishheroico
  • Galicianheroico

In English words that came into English from hērōicus

  • heroichērōicus
  • heroicalhērōicus

Quick answers

What does hērōicus mean in Latin?
hērōicus, a adjective, means “heroic, epic (especially relating to mythical heroes)”.
How do you pronounce hērōicus?
In classical Latin, [heːˈroː.ɪ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [eˈrɔː.i.kus].