heres
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₁ro- (“derelict”), from the root *ǵʰeh₁- (“to leave behind, abandon”). Cognate with Ancient Greek χήρα (khḗra, “widow”)
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈheː.reːs/
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈe.res/, [ˈeː.res]
Inflection
Third declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | hērēs | hērēdēs |
Genitive | hērēdis | hērēdum |
Dative | hērēdī | hērēdibus |
Accusative | hērēdem | hērēdēs |
Ablative | hērēde | hērēdibus |
Vocative | hērēs | hērēdēs |
Descendants
References
- heres in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- heres in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- heres in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- heres in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to appoint some one as heir in one's will: aliquem heredem testamento scribere, facere
- to be some one's heir: heredem esse alicui
- sole heir; heir to three-quarters of the estate: heres ex asse, ex dodrante
- heir to two-thirds of the property: heres ex besse
- to appoint some one as heir in one's will: aliquem heredem testamento scribere, facere
- heres in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- heres in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
- De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill
Middle English
Synonyms
See also
References
- “heres, (pron.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 12 June 2018.
References
- “hires, (pron.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 10 May 2018.
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