βασιλίσκος

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From βᾰσῐλεύς (basileús, “king”) +‎ -ῐ́σκος (-ískos).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

βᾰσῐλῐ́σκος • (basilískos) 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 basilískos 		τὼ βᾰσῐλῐ́σκω
tṑ basilískō 		οἱ βᾰσῐλῐ́σκοι
hoi basilískoi
Genitive τοῦ βᾰσῐλῐ́σκου
toû basilískou 		τοῖν βᾰσῐλῐ́σκοιν
toîn basilískoin 		τῶν βᾰσῐλῐ́σκων
tôn basilískōn
Dative τῷ βᾰσῐλῐ́σκῳ
tôi basilískōi 		τοῖν βᾰσῐλῐ́σκοιν
toîn basilískoin 		τοῖς βᾰσῐλῐ́σκοις
toîs basilískois
Accusative τὸν βᾰσῐλῐ́σκον
tòn basilískon 		τὼ βᾰσῐλῐ́σκω
tṑ basilískō 		τοὺς βᾰσῐλῐ́σκους
toùs basilískous
Vocative βᾰσῐλῐ́σκε
basilíske 		βᾰσῐλῐ́σκω
basilískō 		βᾰσῐλῐ́σκοι
basilískoi
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