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Ultimately from Latin hērōs (“hero”), from Ancient Greek ἥρως (hḗrōs, “demigod, hero”). Compare French héros, Italian eroe, Russian герой (geroj), Polish heros, German Heros.

• IPA(key): [heˈroo]
• Rhymes: -oo
• Hyphenation: he‧ro‧o

heroo (accusative singular heroon, plural herooj, accusative plural heroojn)

1. hero
2. protagonist

• heroino (“heroine”)
• heroa (“heroic”)
• heroe (“heroically”)
• heroaĵo (“exploit”)
• heroeco (“heroism”)
• kontraŭheroo (“antihero”)
• superheroo (“superhero”)

From Esperanto heroo, from English hero, French héros, German Heros, Italian eroe, Spanish héroe, Russian герой (geroj), all ultimately from Latin hērōs, from Ancient Greek ἥρως (hḗrōs), from Proto-Indo-European *ser-.

• IPA(key): /heˈroo/

heroo (plural heroi)

1. (mythology) demigod
2. hero

• heroajo (“heroism”)
• heroala (“heroic”)
• heroale (“heroically”)
• heroatra (“heroic (not to the full extent)”)
• heroatre (“heroically (not to the full extent)”)
• heroeso (“heroism”)
• heroino (“heroine”)
• heroismo (“heroism”)
• heroulo (“male hero”)

hērōō

1. dative/ablative singular of hērōus