LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinefirst declension

Basilidēs

Basilidēs m sg (genitive Basilidae)

Meaning

  1. a male given name

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeBasilidēs—
genitiveBasilidae—
dativeBasilidae—
accusativeBasilidēn—
ablativeBasilidē—
vocativeBasilidē—

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βασιλείδης (Basileídēs).

Descendants
  • EnglishBasilides
  • FrenchBasilide
  • ItalianBasilide

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyBasilidesBasilides. a jurist, contemporary with Justinian, and one of a commission of ten employed by the emperor to compile the first code, which was afterwar…

Quick answers

What does Basilidēs mean in Latin?
Basilidēs, a proper noun, means “a male given name”.
What is the genitive of Basilidēs?
The genitive singular is Basilidae. Basilidēs is masculine, first declension.