basilium
Latin
Alternative forms
- basilēum
Etymology
From Ancient Greek βᾰσίλειον (basíleion, “palace; royal treasure”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ba.siˈliː.um/, [bäs̠ɪˈlʲiːʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ba.siˈli.um/, [bäs̬iˈliːum]
- Hyphenation: ba‧si‧li‧um
Noun
basilīum n (genitive basilīī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | basilīum | basilīa |
| Genitive | basilīī | basilīōrum |
| Dative | basilīō | basilīīs |
| Accusative | basilīum | basilīa |
| Ablative | basilīō | basilīīs |
| Vocative | basilīum | basilīa |
References
- “basilium”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- basilium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “basilium”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “basilium”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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