bazilišek

Czech

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Hellenic *gʷatiléus
    Ancient Greek βᾰσῐλεύς (băsĭleús)
    Proto-Indo-European *-iskos
    Ancient Greek -ῐ́σκος (-ĭ́skos)
    Ancient Greek βασιλίσκος (basilískos)bor.
    Latin basiliscuslbor.
    Old Czech bazilišek
    Czech bazilišek

    Inherited from Old Czech bazilišek.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [ˈbazɪlɪʃɛk]

    Noun

    bazilišek m anim

    1. basilisk (mythological creature)

    Declension

    Declension of bazilišek (velar masculine animate reducible)
    singular plural
    nominative bazilišek bazilišci, baziliškové
    genitive baziliška bazilišků
    dative baziliškovi, bazilišku baziliškům
    accusative baziliška bazilišky
    vocative bazilišku bazilišci, baziliškové
    locative baziliškovi, bazilišku bazilišcích
    instrumental baziliškem bazilišky

    Derived terms

    Further reading

    Old Czech

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

      Etymology tree
      Proto-Hellenic *gʷatiléus
      Ancient Greek βᾰσῐλεύς (băsĭleús)
      Proto-Indo-European *-iskos
      Ancient Greek -ῐ́σκος (-ĭ́skos)
      Ancient Greek βασιλίσκος (basilískos)bor.
      Latin basiliscuslbor.
      Old Czech bazilišek

      Learned borrowing from Latin basiliscus.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈbaziliʃɛk/
      • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈbaziliʃɛk/

      Noun

      bazilišek m anim

      1. basilisk (poisonous lizard, lizard, snake etc.)
      2. basilisk (mythological creature)
      3. (alchemy) philosopher's stone (powder with a sweet and poisonous smell, turning liquid mercury into solid gold)

      Declension

      Declension of bazilišek (hard o-stem reducible)
      singular dual plural
      nominative bazilišek bazilišky bazilišci, baziliškové
      genitive baziliška, bazilišku baziliškú baziliškóv
      dative bazilišku, baziliškovi baziliškoma baziliškóm
      accusative bazilišek, baziliška bazilišky bazilišky
      vocative bazilišče bazilišky bazilišci, baziliškové
      locative bazilišcě, bazilišku, baziliškovi baziliškú bazilišciech
      instrumental baziliškem baziliškoma bazilišky
      This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
      See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

      Descendants

      • Czech: bazilišek
      • → Old Polish: bazyliszek, bażyliszek

      References

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