LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

basilica

basilica f (genitive basilicae)
Classical[baˈsɪ.lɪ.ka]Ecclesiastical[baˈs̬iː.li.ka]

Meaning

  1. femininebasilica
  2. femininechurch (medieval, Eastern Orthodox)
  3. feminineoblong hall with colonnade as a court of law/exchange

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativebasilicabasilicae
genitivebasilicaebasilicārum
dativebasilicaebasilicīs
accusativebasilicambasilicās
ablativebasilicābasilicīs
vocativebasilicabasilicae

băsĭlĭca, v. basilicus, II. B.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek βασιλική (basilikḗ), from βασιλικὴ στοά/οἰκία (basilikḕ stoá/oikía, “royal hall”), from βασιλικός (basilikós, “regal”), from βασιλεύς (basileús, “king, chief”). Compare with rēgia and see also palatium, aula.

Descendants
  • Frenchbasoche
  • Romanianbiserică
  • Englishbasilica
  • Italianbasilica
  • Frenchbasilique
  • Portuguesebasílica
  • Romanianbazilică
  • Spanishbasílica
  • Aromanianbãsearicã
  • Aromanianbisearicã

In English words that came into English from basilica

  • basilicabasilica

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesBasilicaBasilica (also regia, Stat. Silv. 1.1, 30; Suet. Aug. 31; in the Greek writers who speak of the Roman basilicae, στοὰ βασιλική or στοά), a building wh…AntiquitiesBasilicaBasilica the Greek code of Roman law. About A.D. 876, the Emperor Basil, the Macedonian, commenced this work, which was completed by his son Leo, the …

Quick answers

What does basilica mean in Latin?
basilica, a noun, means “basilica; church (medieval, Eastern Orthodox); oblong hall with colonnade as a court of law/exchange”.
What is the genitive of basilica?
The genitive singular is basilicae. basilica is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce basilica?
In classical Latin, [baˈsɪ.lɪ.ka]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [baˈs̬iː.li.ka].