heroon

== English == === Etymology === From Latin hērōon, from Ancient Greek ἡρῷον (hērōîon), from ἡρῷος (hērōîos, “of a hero”). === Noun === heroon (plural heroons or heroa) (historical) A temple dedicated to a hero, often over his supposed tomb. === Further reading === heroon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === Honore == Esperanto == === Noun === heroon accusative singular of heroo == Italian == === Alternative forms === eroo (in the historical sense) === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἡρῷον (hērōîon), noun use of the neuter form of ἡρῷος (hērōîos, “of a hero, heroic”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /eˈrɔ.on/ Rhymes: -ɔon === Noun === heroon m (plural heroa) (historical, Ancient Greece) heroon (building dedicated to a hero) (by extension) tomb Synonym: tomba === Further reading === heroon in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [heːˈroː.ɔn] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [eˈrɔː.on] === Adjective === hērōon inflection of hērōos: nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular accusative masculine singular === Noun === hērōon n (genitive hērōī); second declension alternative form of hērōum (“monument or shrine to the memory of a hero; asphodel”) ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type). === Noun === hērōon m accusative singular of hērōos