heroon

From Latin hērōon, from Ancient Greek ἡρῷον (hērōîon), from ἡρῷος (hērōîos, “of a hero”).

heroon (plural heroons or heroa)

1. (historical) A temple dedicated to a hero, often over his supposed tomb.

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heroon

1. accusative singular of heroo

• eroo (in the historical sense)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἡρῷον (hērōîon), noun use of the neuter form of ἡρῷος (hērōîos, “of a hero, heroic”).

• IPA^(key): /eˈrɔ.on/
• Rhymes: -ɔon

heroon m (plural heroa)

1. (historical, Ancient Greece) heroon (building dedicated to a hero)
2. (by extension) tomb

   Synonym: tomba

• heroon in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [heːˈroː.ɔn]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [eˈrɔː.on]

hērōon

1. inflection of hērōos:
   1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular
   2. accusative masculine singular

hērōon n (genitive hērōī); second declension

1. alternative form of hērōum (“monument or shrine to the memory of a hero; asphodel”)

Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type).

hērōon m

1. accusative singular of hērōos