Heroine
German
Alternate forms
- Heroin
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin heroina or directly from Ancient Greek ἡρωίνη (hērōínē, “heroine”), female form of ἥρως (hḗrōs, “hero”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [hɛʁoːˈiːnə]
- Hyphenation: He‧ro‧i‧ne
Noun
Heroine f (genitive Heroine, plural Heroinen)
- female hero
- Synonym: Heldin
- (theater) heroine, female protagonist
- Synonym: Heldin
- (theater) actress portraying the lead character
Declension
Declension of Heroine [feminine]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | Heroine | die | Heroinen |
genitive | einer | der | Heroine | der | Heroinen |
dative | einer | der | Heroine | den | Heroinen |
accusative | eine | die | Heroine | die | Heroinen |
Further reading
- “Heroine” in Duden online
- “Heroine” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Heroine” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon