βασιλίσκος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

    From βᾰσῐλεύς (băsĭleús, “king”) +‎ -ῐ́σκος (-ĭ́skos).

    Pronunciation

     

    Noun

    βᾰσῐλῐ́σκος • (băsĭlĭ́skos) m (genitive βᾰσῐλῐ́σκου); second declension

    1. princelet, chieftain
    2. basilisk, kind of serpent
    3. wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
      Synonyms: κόρθιλος (kórthilos), ῥόβιλλος (rhóbillos), τροχίλος (trokhílos), τρωγλοδύτης (trōglodútēs)
    4. (astronomy) Regulus, a star in the constellation Leo
    5. The given name of a Roman Emperor, Basiliscus (written in uppercase as Βασιλισκός)

    Inflection

    Second declension of ὁ βᾰσῐλῐ́σκος; τοῦ βᾰσῐλῐ́σκου (Attic)
    Case / # Singular Dual Plural
    Nominative ὁ βᾰσῐλῐ́σκος
    ho băsĭlĭ́skos     		τὼ βᾰσῐλῐ́σκω
    tṑ băsĭlĭ́skō     		οἱ βᾰσῐλῐ́σκοι
    hoi băsĭlĭ́skoi
    Genitive τοῦ βᾰσῐλῐ́σκου
    toû băsĭlĭ́skou     		τοῖν βᾰσῐλῐ́σκοιν
    toîn băsĭlĭ́skoin     		τῶν βᾰσῐλῐ́σκων
    tôn băsĭlĭ́skōn
    Dative τῷ βᾰσῐλῐ́σκῳ
    tōî băsĭlĭ́skōi     		τοῖν βᾰσῐλῐ́σκοιν
    toîn băsĭlĭ́skoin     		τοῖς βᾰσῐλῐ́σκοις
    toîs băsĭlĭ́skois
    Accusative τὸν βᾰσῐλῐ́σκον
    tòn băsĭlĭ́skon     		τὼ βᾰσῐλῐ́σκω
    tṑ băsĭlĭ́skō     		τοὺς βᾰσῐλῐ́σκους
    toùs băsĭlĭ́skous
    Vocative βᾰσῐλῐ́σκε
    băsĭlĭ́ske     		βᾰσῐλῐ́σκω
    băsĭlĭ́skō     		βᾰσῐλῐ́σκοι
    băsĭlĭ́skoi
    Notes:
    • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

    Descendants

    • → Coptic: ⲃⲁⲥⲓⲗⲓⲥⲕⲟⲥ (basiliskos)
    • → Latin: basiliscus, Basiliscus
    • → Old Armenian: բասիլիսկոս (basiliskos), բասիղիսկոս (basiłiskos)

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