LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

basileus

basileus m (genitive basileī)

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latinmasculineking, emperor

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativebasileusbasileī
genitivebasileī
basileos		basileōrum
basileōn
dativebasileōbasileīs
accusativebasileum
basileon		basileōs
ablativebasileōbasileīs
vocativebasileubasileī

Origins

  1. Proto-Hellenic*gʷatiléus
  2. Latinbasileus

Ancient Greek βασιλεύς (basileús)bor. Latin basileus Borrowed from Ancient Greek βασιλεύς (basileús).

Quick answers

What does basileus mean in Latin?
basileus, a noun, means “king, emperor”.
What is the genitive of basileus?
The genitive singular is basileī. basileus is masculine, second declension.
Where does basileus come from?
Proto-Hellenic *gʷatiléus → Latin basileus.