basílica

See also: basilica

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from (Medieval) Latin basilica, from Ancient Greek βασιλική (basilikḗ, “royal”), from βασιλεύς (basileús, “king”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [bəˈzi.li.kə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [baˈzi.li.ka]

Noun

basílica f (plural basíliques)

1. basilica

Portuguese

basílica

Etymology

Borrowed from (Medieval) Latin basilica, from Ancient Greek βασιλική (basilikḗ, “royal”), from βασιλεύς (basileús, “king”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /baˈzi.li.kɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /baˈzi.li.kɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /baˈzi.li.ka/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˈzi.li.kɐ/

• Hyphenation: ba‧sí‧li‧ca

Noun

basílica f (plural basílicas)

1. basilica (all senses) (clarification of this definition is needed)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from (Medieval) Latin basilica, from Ancient Greek βασιλική (basilikḗ, “royal”), from βασιλεύς (basileús, “king”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈsilika/ [baˈsi.li.ka]

• Audio (Venezuela):

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• Rhymes: -ilika
• Syllabification: ba‧sí‧li‧ca

Noun

basílica f (plural basílicas)

1. basilica (Christian church having a nave)
2. basilica (Roman Catholic church with basilican status)
3. (poetic) palace

Further reading

• “basílica”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014