eroo

See also: -eroo

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἡρῷον (hērōîon), noun use of the neuter form of ἡρῷος (hērōîos, “of a hero, heroic”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eˈrɔ.o/
• Rhymes: -ɔo
• Hyphenation: e‧rò‧o

Noun

eroo m (plural eroi)

1. (Ancient Greece, prosody) a dactylic hexameter
2. (historical, Ancient Greece) synonym of heroon (building dedicated to a hero)

Further reading

• eroo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana