basiliscus
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek βασιλίσκος (basilískos, “royal, imperial”), from βασιλεύς (basileús, “king”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ba.siˈlis.kus/, [ba.sɪˈlɪs.kʊs]
Declension
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | basiliscus | basiliscī |
| Genitive | basiliscī | basiliscōrum |
| Dative | basiliscō | basiliscīs |
| Accusative | basiliscum | basiliscōs |
| Ablative | basiliscō | basiliscīs |
| Vocative | basilisce | basiliscī |
Descendants
References
- basiliscus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- basiliscus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- basiliscus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- basiliscus in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- basiliscus in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
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