LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

hērōis

hērōis f (genitive hērōidos or hērōidis)
Classical[heːˈroː.ɪs]Ecclesiastical[eˈrɔː.is]
hērōidē̆s pl. nom.; pl. acc.; pl. voc.

Meaning

  1. a demigoddess, a heroine
    Edidit haec mores illis heroisin aequos,It engendered a character equal to those heroines, Eetion’s Andromache, and Icarius’s Penelope. (lit. for whom Eetion and Icarius were the father.)8 CE – 12 CE, Ovidius, Tristia 5.5
  2. Medieval Latina baroness

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativehērōishērōidē̆s
genitivehērōidos
hērōidis		hērōidum
dativehērōidīhērōidibus
accusativehērōida
hērōidem		hērōidas
hērōidēs
ablativehērōidehērōidibus
vocativehērōis
hērōi		hērōidē̆s

hērōis, ĭdis, f., = ἡρωΐς,
I. a demi-goddess, heroine: heroidum ac dearum personis effictis, Suet. Ner. 21: veteres heroidas aequare, Ov. Am. 2, 4, 33.—In Gr., dat. plur. heroisin, Ov. Tr. 5, 5, 43.—
II. Hērōĭdes, the title of the Epistles of Ovid, acc. to Prisc. p. 908 P.

Origins

  1. Ancient Greek ἥρως(hḗrōs)
  2. Latinhērōis

Pre-Greekder. Ancient Greek -ις (-is) Ancient Greek ἡρωΐς (hērōḯs)bor. Latin hērōis Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἡρωΐς (hērōḯs).

Descendants
  • Middle Frenchhéroïde

Quick answers

What does hērōis mean in Latin?
hērōis, a noun, means “a demigoddess, a heroine; a baroness”.
What is the genitive of hērōis?
The genitive singular is hērōidos. hērōis is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce hērōis?
In classical Latin, [heːˈroː.ɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [eˈrɔː.is].
Where does hērōis come from?
Ancient Greek ἥρως (hḗrōs) → Latin hērōis.