basilisk

== English == === Alternative forms === basilisc === Etymology === From Middle English basilicke, borrowed from Old French basilique, from Latin basiliscus, from Ancient Greek βασιλίσκος (basilískos, literally “minor king or chieftain”), from βασιλεύς (basileús, “king”), possibly based on descriptions or rare encounters with different types of cobra which have crown-like patterns on their head; the 'deadly gaze' may have been from the spitting cobra's ability to spit venom into the eyes of predators or prey from a distance. The infohazard sense is a figurative reference to the deadly gaze of the mythical creature. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbæzɪlɪsk/, /ˈbæsɪlɪsk/ === Noun === basilisk (plural basilisks) (mythology) A mythical snake-like dragon, so venomous that even its gaze is deadly. (heraldry) A type of dragon used in heraldry. Any tree-dwelling lizard of the genus Basiliscus: the basilisk lizard. (weaponry) A type of large brass cannon. (philosophy, science fiction) An infohazard or cognitohazard, especially a Langford's basilisk. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === basilisk (not comparable) Suggesting a basilisk (snake-like dragon): baleful, spellbinding. == Danish == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek βασιλίσκος (basilískos). === Noun === basilisk c (singular definite basilisken, plural indefinite basilisker) a basilisk (mythological creature) a basilisk (basilisk lizard) ==== Declension ==== === References === “basilisk” in Den Danske Ordbog == Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch basilisc, from Latin basiliscus, from Ancient Greek βασιλίσκος (basilískos). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌbaː.siˈlɪsk/ Hyphenation: ba‧si‧lisk Rhymes: -ɪsk === Noun === basilisk m (plural basilisken, diminutive basiliskje n) a basilisk (mythological or heraldic monster, part serpent, part rooster) Synonyms: koningshagedis, koningsslang a basilisk, a tree-dwelling lizard of the genus Basiliscus ==== Related terms ==== basilica basilicum basiliek == Middle English == === Noun === basilisk alternative form of basilicke == Swedish == === Noun === basilisk c a basilisk (mythological creature) a basilisk (basilisk lizard) ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== basilusk === References === basilisk in Svensk ordbok (SO) basilisk in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL) basilisk in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)