bazyliszek

Polish

bazyliszek

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish bazyliszek. Doublet of bazylia and bazylika.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ba.zɨˈli.ʂɛk/
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  • Rhymes: -iʂɛk
  • Syllabification: ba‧zy‧li‧szek

Noun

bazyliszek m animal (related adjective bazyliszkowy)

  1. basilisk (mythical snake-like dragon, so venomous that even its gaze was deadly)
  2. basilisk (any tree-dwelling lizard of the genus Basiliscus)
  3. (derogatory) snake (treacherous person)
    Synonyms: wąż, żmija

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
noun

Further reading

  • bazyliszek in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • bazyliszek in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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