herois, heroidis:
Feminine · Noun · 3rd declension · variant: 9th
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Mythology
heroine (mythical);
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | herois, heroisis | heroides |
| Gen. | heroidis, heroidos | heroidium, heroidon |
| Dat. | heroidi | heroidibus |
| Acc. | heroisin, heroidin, heroison, heroidon, heroisa, heroida | heroidis, heroidas |
| Voc. | herois | heroides |
| Abl. | heroide, heroidi | heroidibus |
Examples
Capitula
Aulus Gellius
"...linguam Latinam. XV. Quod M. Varro in herois versibus observaverit rem nimis anxiae et curiosae observationis. [Capitula libri..."Liber III
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...aemulatur inprobi iocos Phaedri? Lasciuus elegis an seuerus herois? An in cothurnis horridus Sophocleis? An otiosus in schola..."Liber X
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...loquimur magis utiles. Lascivus quidem in herois quoque Ovidius et nimium amator ingenii sui, laudandus tamen partibus. LXXXIX..."Liber I
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...tempus, neque enim semel legentur. Interim et sublimitate heroi carminis animus adsurgat et ex magnitudine rerum spiritum ducat..."