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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

  • μνημονεύει δ’ αὐτῶν καὶ Ἐπιγένησ ἐν Ἡρωίνῃ διὰ τούτων ψυκτῆρα,1 κύαθον, κυμβία, ῥυτὰ τέτταρα, ἡδυποτίδασ τρεῖσ, ἡθμὸν ἀργυροῦν. (Athenaeus, The Deipnosophists, Book 11, book 11, chapter 37 1:1)
  • Ἐπιγένησ Ἡρωίνῃ· (Athenaeus, The Deipnosophists, Book 11, book 11, chapter 47 3:1)
  • Ἐπιγένησ δ’ ἐν Ἡρωίνῃ καταλέγων πολλὰ ποτήρια καὶ τοῦ ψυγέωσ οὕτωσ μνημονεύει· (Athenaeus, The Deipnosophists, Book 11, book 11, chapter 108 2:3)

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