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bazyliszek.

basilisk (mythical snake-like dragon, so venomous that even its gaze was deadly)

10 characters4 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/ba.zɘˈli.ʂɛk//ba.zɨˈli.ʂɛk/Middle, Polish

  1. basilisk (mythical snake-like dragon, so venomous that even its gaze was deadly)

    animal-not-person · masculine

  2. basilisk (any tree-dwelling lizard of the genus Basiliscus)

    animal-not-person · masculine

  3. snake (treacherous person)

    animal-not-person · derogatory · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *gʷatiléus Ancient Greek βᾰσῐλεύς (băsĭleús) Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Ancient Greek -ῐ́σκος (-ĭ́skos) Ancient Greek βᾰσῐλῐ́σκος (băsĭlĭ́skos)bor. Latin basiliscuslbor. Old Czech bazilišekbor. Old Polish bazyliszek Polish bazyliszek Inherited from Old Polish bazyliszek.

noun/ba.zɘˈli.ʂɛk//ba.zɨˈli.ʂɛk/Middle, Polish

  1. basilisk (type of large brass cannon)

    historical · inanimate · masculine · obsolete
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Hellenic *gʷatiléus Ancient Greek βᾰσῐλεύς (băsĭleús) Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Ancient Greek -ῐ́σκος (-ĭ́skos) Ancient Greek βᾰσῐλῐ́σκος (băsĭlĭ́skos)bor. Latin basiliscuslbor. Old Czech bazilišekbor. Old Polish bazyliszek Polish bazyliszek Inherited from Old Polish bazyliszek.

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