herous, heroa, heroum:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st · comparison: positive
- Frequency:
- Lesser
heroic;
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | herous | heroi |
| Gen. | heroi | heroorum |
| Dat. | heroo | — |
| Acc. | heroum | heroos |
| Voc. | heroe | heroi |
| Abl. | heroo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | heroa | heroae |
| Gen. | heroae | heroarum |
| Dat. | heroae | — |
| Acc. | heroam | heroas |
| Voc. | heroa | heroae |
| Abl. | heroa | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | heroum | heroa |
| Gen. | heroi | heroorum |
| Dat. | heroo | — |
| Acc. | heroum | heroa |
| Voc. | heroum | heroa |
| Abl. | heroo | — |
Examples
Liber IX
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...fugiat * trochaeum, alterius tarditate nimia, alterius celeritate damnata, herous, qui est idem dactylus, Aristoteli amplior, iambus humilior videatur..."Liber I
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...faciat iambum, quem non recipit versus herous. XXIX. Separata vero haec a praecepto nostro non recedent..."Amores II
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Amores
"...ipsum genus inpar; sed tamen apte iungitur herous cum breviore modo. tu quoque me, mea lux, in quaslibet..."