"ἡρωίς" meaning in Ancient Greek

See ἡρωίς in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /hɛː.rɔː.ís/, /i.roˈis/, /i.roˈis/, /hɛː.rɔː.ís/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /(h)e̝.roˈis/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /i.roˈis/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /i.roˈis/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /i.roˈis/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: ἥρως (hḗrōs, “hero”) + -ις (-is) Etymology templates: {{suffix|grc|ἥρως|-ις|gloss1=hero}} ἥρως (hḗrōs, “hero”) + -ις (-is) Head templates: {{grc-noun|ἡρωῐ́δος|f|third|head=ἡρωῐ́ς}} ἡρωῐ́ς • (hērōĭ́s) f (genitive ἡρωῐ́δος); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|ἡρωῐ́ς|ἡρωῐ́δος}} Forms: ἡρωῐ́ς [canonical], hērōĭ́s [romanization], ἡρωῐ́δος [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], ἡ ἡρωῐ́ς [nominative, singular], τὼ ἡρωῐδε [dual, nominative], αἱ ἡρωῐδες [nominative, plural], τῆς ἡρωῐδος [genitive, singular], τοῖν ἡρωῐ́δοιν [dual, genitive], τῶν ἡρωῐ́δων [genitive, plural], τῇ ἡρωῐδῐ [dative, singular], τοῖν ἡρωῐ́δοιν [dative, dual], ταῖς ἡρωῐσῐ [dative, plural], ἡρωῐσῐν [dative, plural], taîs hērōĭsĭ [dative, plural], taîs hērōĭsĭn [dative, plural], τὴν ἡρωῐδᾰ [accusative, singular], τὼ ἡρωῐδε [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς ἡρωῐδᾰς [accusative, plural], ἡρωῐ́ς [singular, vocative], ἡρωῐδε [dual, vocative], ἡρωῐδες [plural, vocative]
  1. a heroine Synonyms (heroine): ἡρωῑ́νη (hērōī́nē)
    Sense id: en-ἡρωίς-grc-noun-E9iZmPU1 Disambiguation of 'heroine': 92 2 3 3
  2. a deceased woman Synonyms (deceased woman): ἡρωῑ́νη (hērōī́nē)
    Sense id: en-ἡρωίς-grc-noun-y2KC2LqH Disambiguation of 'deceased woman': 2 95 1 2
  3. (adjectival) Alternative form of ἡρωϊκή (hērōïkḗ, “heroic”) Tags: adjectival, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: ἡρωϊκή (extra: hērōïkḗ, “heroic”)
    Sense id: en-ἡρωίς-grc-noun-JLlWrqu6
  4. a novennial festival at Delphi
    Sense id: en-ἡρωίς-grc-noun-vIVhZbbD Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ις, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 5 9 6 80 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension: 6 8 4 82 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ις: 5 7 4 84 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 9 11 73 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 7 6 85
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/hɛː.rɔː.ís/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i.roˈis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i.roˈis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hɛː.rɔː.ís/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/(h)e̝.roˈis/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i.roˈis/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i.roˈis/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i.roˈis/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "hērōī́nē",
      "sense": "heroine",
      "word": "ἡρωῑ́νη"
    },
    {
      "roman": "hērōī́nē",
      "sense": "deceased woman",
      "word": "ἡρωῑ́νη"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ἡρωίς"
}

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