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ἡρωί̈νη

First declension Noun; Feminine Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἡρωί̈νη ἡρωί̈νης

Structure: ἡρωϊν (Stem) + η (Ending)

Etym.: ἥρως의 여성형

Sense

  1. Female hero, heroine

Declension

First declension
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡρωί̈νη ἡρωί̈νᾱ ἡρωί̈ναι
Genitive ἡρωί̈νης ἡρωί̈ναιν ἡρωϊνῶν
Dative ἡρωί̈νῃ ἡρωί̈ναιν ἡρωί̈ναις
Accusative ἡρωί̈νην ἡρωί̈νᾱ ἡρωί̈νᾱς
Vocative ἡρωί̈νη ἡρωί̈νᾱ ἡρωί̈ναι

The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.

Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.

Examples

  • "ἐγὼ δέ σε οὐδ’ ἐκεῖνα ἠξίουν, ταῖσ ἡρωΐναισ παραθεωρεῖν με Πηνελόπῃ καὶ Ἀρήτῃ καὶ Θεανοῖ, οὐχ ὅπωσ θεῶν ταῖσ ἀρίσταισ. (Lucian, Pro imaginibus, (no name) 7:3)
  • χαίροι δ’ εὐειδὴσ Σεμέλα καὶ ἀδελφεαὶ αὐτᾶσ Καδμεῖαι πολλαῖσ μεμελημέναι ἡρωίναισ, αἳ τόδε ἔργον ἔρεξαν ὀρίναντοσ Διονύσου οὐκ ἐπιμωματόν. (Theocritus, Idylls, 21)

Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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