bazilišek

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Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Hellenic *gʷatiléus

Ancient Greek βᾰσῐλεύς (basileús)

Proto-Indo-European *-iskos

Ancient Greek -ῐ́σκος (-ískos)

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

	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

Declension of bazilišek (velar masculine animate reducible)

Derived terms

• baziliščí

 

Further reading

• “bazilišek”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “bazilišek”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “bazilišek”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Old Czech

Alternative forms

• basilišek, baziliskus, baziliškus

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Hellenic *gʷatiléus

Ancient Greek βᾰσῐλεύς (basileús)

Proto-Indo-European *-iskos

Ancient Greek -ῐ́σκος (-ískos)

Ancient Greek βασιλίσκος (basilískos)bor.

Latin basiliscuslbor.

Old Czech bazilišek

Learned borrowing from Latin basiliscus.

Pronunciation

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

	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

Declension of bazilišek (hard o-stem reducible)

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
  • Polish: bazyliszek
    • → Kashubian: bazyliszk

References

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “bazilišek”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění