LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

hērōīna

hērōīna f (genitive hērōīnae)
Classical[heː.roːˈiː.na]Ecclesiastical[e.roˈiː.na]

Meaning

  1. heroine
  2. demigoddess

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativehērōīnahērōīnae
genitivehērōīnaehērōīnārum
dativehērōīnaehērōīnīs
accusativehērōīnamhērōīnās
ablativehērōīnāhērōīnīs
vocativehērōīnahērōīnae

hērōīna (hērōīnē), ae, f., = ἡρωΐνη,
I. a demi-goddess, heroine, Prop. 1, 13, 31; 2, 2, 9; cf.: formosae heroinae, i. e. Cassandra, Andromache, Helena, etc., id. 1, 19, 13; cf. herois.

Origins

  1. Ancient Greek ἥρως(hḗrōs)
  2. Ancient Greek -ῑ́νη(-ī́nē)
  3. Latinhērōīna

Ancient Greek ἡρωΐνη (hērōḯnē)bor. Latin hērōīna Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἡρωΐνη (hērōḯnē).

Descendants
  • Englishheroine
  • Frenchhéroïne
  • Romanianeroinăfrom French héroïne
  • GermanHeroin
  • Italianeroina
  • Portugueseheroína
  • Spanishheroína
  • Asturianheroína

Quick answers

What does hērōīna mean in Latin?
hērōīna, a noun, means “heroine; demigoddess”.
What is the genitive of hērōīna?
The genitive singular is hērōīnae. hērōīna is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce hērōīna?
In classical Latin, [heː.roːˈiː.na]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [e.roˈiː.na].
Where does hērōīna come from?
Ancient Greek ἥρως (hḗrōs) → Ancient Greek -ῑ́νη (-ī́nē) → Latin hērōīna.