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basiliscus

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Latin

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Etymology

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    From Ancient Greek βασιλίσκος (basilískos), diminutive of βασιλεύς (basileús, king).

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    basiliscus m (genitive basiliscī); second declension

    1. a basilisk or cockatrice

    Declension

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    Second-declension noun.

    singular plural
    nominative basiliscus basiliscī
    genitive basiliscī basiliscōrum
    dative basiliscō basiliscīs
    accusative basiliscum basiliscōs
    ablative basiliscō basiliscīs
    vocative basilisce basiliscī

    Descendants

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    • English: basilisk
    • French: basilic
    • Italian: basilisco
    • Portuguese: basilisco
    • Spanish: basilisco

    References

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    • 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 with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 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 and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray