basileus
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek βασιλεύς (basileús, “chief, king”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˌbæsɪˈleɪəs/
Noun
basileus
- A title of the Byzantine emperor.
Anagrams
- issuable, suasible
Latin
Alternative forms
- basileos, basilleus, vasileus
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek βασιλεύς (basileús).
Noun
basileus m (genitive basileī); second declension
- (Medieval Latin) king, emperor
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | basileus | basileī |
| Genitive | basileī basileos | basileōrum basileōn |
| Dative | basileō | basileīs |
| Accusative | basileum basileon | basileōs |
| Ablative | basileō | basileīs |
| Vocative | basileu | basileī |
References
- basileus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- basileus in Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften (1967– ) Mittellateinisches Wörterbuch, Munich: C.H. Beck
- R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013), “basileus”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources, London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, OCLC 1369101