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adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

Hērōus1

Hērōus (feminine Hērōa, neuter Hērōum)
Classical[heːˈroː.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[eˈrɔː.us]
hērōon sg. nom. n.; sg. acc. m.; sg. acc. n.; sg. voc. n.

Meaning

  1. adjectiveof Hero of Sestos (priestess of Aphrodite in the myth Hero and Leander)

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeHērōusHērōaHērōum
hērōon
genitiveHērōīHērōaeHērōī
dativeHērōōHērōaeHērōō
accusativeHērōum
hērōon		Hērōam
hērōān		Hērōum
hērōon
ablativeHērōōHērōāHērōō
vocativeHērōeHērōaHērōum
hērōon
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeHērōī
hērōoe		HērōaeHērōa
genitiveHērōōrumHērōārumHērōōrum
dativeHērōīsHērōīsHērōīs
accusativeHērōōsHērōāsHērōa
ablativeHērōīsHērōīsHērōīs
vocativeHērōī
hērōoe		HērōaeHērōa

hērōus, a, um, adj., = ἡρῳος,
I. of or relating to a hero, heroic.
I. Adj.: labores, Stat. S. 4, 7, 2: chelys, id. ib. 1, 3, 102; cf.: carmen, Quint. 1, 8, 5; Prop. 3, 3 (4, 2), 16: versus, heroic or epic verse, Cic. Leg. 2, 27, 68; Quint. 1, 5, 28: pes, an heroic or epic foot, Cic. de Or. 3, 47, 182.—
II. As subst.
A. hērōus, i, m., an epic verse: apte Jungitur herous cum breviore modo, Ov. Am. 2, 17, 22; Mart. 3, 20, 6: in herois, Quint. 10, 1, 88 Zumpt N. cr.; also: herous, qui est idem dactylus, Quint. 9, 4, 88; id. 9, 4, 89.—
B. hērōum, i, n.
1. A monument to the memory of a hero, Plin. 10, 5, 6, § 18. —
2. = asphodelus, Plin. 22, 22, 32, § 67.

Origins

From Hērō.

adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
hērōus2
hērōus (feminine hērōa, neuter hērōum)
Classical[heːˈroː.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[eˈrɔː.us]
hērōon sg. nom. n.; sg. acc. m.; sg. acc. n.; sg. voc. n.

Meaning

  1. adjectiveof or relating to a hero, heroic
  2. adjectiveheroic, Epic

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativehērōushērōahērōum
hērōon
genitivehērōīhērōaehērōī
dativehērōōhērōaehērōō
accusativehērōum
hērōon		hērōam
hērōān		hērōum
hērōon
ablativehērōōhērōāhērōō
vocativehērōehērōahērōum
hērōon
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativehērōī
hērōoe		hērōaehērōa
genitivehērōōrumhērōārumhērōōrum
dativehērōīshērōīshērōīs
accusativehērōōshērōāshērōa
ablativehērōīshērōīshērōīs
vocativehērōī
hērōoe		hērōaehērōa

Hērōus, a, um, adj.,
I. of Hero; v. Hero, I. B.

Origins

From the Ancient Greek ἡρῳος (hērōios, “the heroic measure”, “hexameter”), a contraction of ἡρώϊος (hērṓïos).

noun · masculinesecond declension
hērōus3
hērōus m (genitive hērōī)
Classical[heːˈroː.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[eˈrɔː.us]
hērōon sg. acc.

Meaning

  1. an Epic verse

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativehērōushērōī
hērōoe
genitivehērōīhērōōrum
dativehērōōhērōīs
accusativehērōum
hērōon		hērōōs
ablativehērōōhērōīs
vocativehērōehērōī
hērōoe

Origins

From the Ancient Greek ἡρῳος (hērōios, “the heroic measure”, “hexameter”), a contraction of ἡρώϊος (hērṓïos).

Quick answers

What does Hērōus mean in Latin?
Hērōus, a adjective, means “of Hero of Sestos (priestess of Aphrodite in the myth Hero and Leander)”.
How do you pronounce Hērōus?
In classical Latin, [heːˈroː.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [eˈrɔː.us].