basilicus

== Latin == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek βᾰσῐλῐκός (băsĭlĭkós, “royal”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [baˈsɪ.lɪ.kʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [baˈs̬iː.li.kus] === Adjective === basilicus (feminine basilica, neuter basilicum, adverb basilicē); first/second-declension adjective (Plautine, Old Latin) royal, princely Synonym: rēgālis especially, in names of species or medicines: basilica vītis basilicus nux basilicus collȳrium (nominalized, masculine) Ellipsis of basilicus iactus: one of the best throw at the dice (its exact value is unknown) Coordinate terms: canīcula, canis, vulturius, Venus; bīniō, terniō, quaterniō, quīniō, sēniō ==== Declension ==== First/second-declension adjective. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “basilicus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “basilicus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.