βασίλισσα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From βᾰσῐλεύς (basileús, king) + -ῐσσᾰ (-issa, female suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

βᾰσῐ́λῐσσᾰ • (basílissa) f (genitive βᾰσῐλῐ́σσης); first declension

  1. queen, a female monarch
    Synonym: άνασσα (ánassa)
  2. (at Rome) empress

Declension

Descendants

  • Greek: βασίλισσα (vasílissa)

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βασίλισσα (basílissa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vaˈsi.li.sa/
  • Hyphenation: βα‧σί‧λισ‧σα

Noun

βασίλισσα • (vasílissa) f (plural βασίλισσες, masculine βασιλιάς)

  1. queen (king's wife)
    Η Μαρία Αντουανέτα ήταν βασίλισσα της Γαλλίας.
    I María Antouanéta ítan vasílissa tis Gallías.
    Marie Antoinette was the queen of France.
  2. queen (ruling female monarch)
    Η Ελισάβετ Βʹ ήταν η βασίλισσα του Ηνωμένου Βασιλείου.
    I Elisávet Vʹ ítan i vasílissa tou Inoménou Vasileíou.
    Elizabeth II was the queen of the United Kingdom.
  3. queen (reproductive female animal in a hive, such as an ant, bee, termite or wasp)
    η βασίλισσα των μελισσώνi vasílissa ton melissónthe queen bee
  4. (figuratively) queen (powerful female figure)
    Η κόρη του είναι βασίλισσα της ομορφιάς.
    I kóri tou eínai vasílissa tis omorfiás.
    His daughter is a queen of beauty.
  5. (chess) queen

Declension

See also

Chess pieces in Greek · πεσσοί (pessoí) (layout · text)
♚ ♛ ♜ ♝ ♞ ♟
βασιλιάς (vasiliás) βασίλισσα (vasílissa) πύργος (pýrgos) αξιωματικός (axiomatikós), τρελός (trelós) ίππος (íppos) στρατιώτης (stratiótis), πιόνι (pióni)
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.