Hiero

See also: hiero and hiero-

Latin

Alternative forms

• Hierōn

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἱέρων (Hiérōn).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈhi.e.roː/, [ˈhiɛroː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈi.e.ro/, [ˈiːero]

Proper noun

Hierō m sg (genitive Hierōnis); third declension

1. Name of various rulers of Syracuse

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

	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.