Hiero

See also: hiero and hiero-

Latin

Alternative forms

Hierōn

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἱέρων (Hiérōn).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈhi.e.roː/, [ˈhi.ɛ.roː]

Proper noun

Hierō m (genitive Hierōnis); third declension

Name of various rulers of Syracuse

Declension

Third declension.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Hierō
Genitive	Hierōnis
Dative	Hierōnī
Accusative	Hierōnem
Ablative	Hierōne
Vocative	Hierō

Related terms

Hierōnicus

Descendants

Italian: Gerone

References

Hiero in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Hiero in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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