Hiero

See also: hiero and hiero-

Latin

Alternative forms

Hierōn

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἱέρων (Hiérōn).

Pronunciation

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

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈi.e.ro/, [ˈiːero]

Proper noun

Hierō m sg (genitive Hierōnis); third declension

Name of various rulers of Syracuse

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

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

Related terms

Hierōnicus

Descendants

Italian: Gerone
Sicilian: Jiruni, Giruni

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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