héroïne

See also: heroine and heroïne

French

Pronunciation
  • (mute h) IPA(key): /e.ʁɔ.in/
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Etymology 1

From Latin hērōina, from late (2nd century) Ancient Greek ἡρωΐνη (hērōḯnē), feminine to ἥρως (hḗrōs, “hero”) "hero, demigod". By surface analysis, héros +‎ -ine.

Noun

héroïne f (plural héroïnes)

  1. heroine

See also

Etymology 2

From German Heroin.[1]

Noun

héroïne f (plural héroïnes)

  1. heroin

References
  1. “héroïne”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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