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βασίλειο
kingdom /va.ˈsi.li.o/
nounB1#1540 most common
Also: realm, royal domain
Example sentences
Το βασίλειο είναι μεγάλο.
The kingdom is big.
Ο βασιλιάς κυβερνά το βασίλειό του.
The king rules his kingdom.
Το Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο έχει πολλά νησιά.
The United Kingdom has many islands.
Στο παραμύθι, η πριγκίπισσα έσωσε το βασίλειο από τον δράκο.
In the fairy tale, the princess saved the kingdom from the dragon.
Τα σύνορα του βασιλείου εκτείνονταν ως τη θάλασσα.
The kingdom's borders stretched to the sea.
Η παρακμή του βασιλείου ξεκίνησε μετά τον θάνατο του τελευταίου μονάρχη.
The decline of the kingdom began after the death of the last monarch.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | βασίλειο | βασίλεια |
| Genitive | βασιλείου | βασιλείων |
| Accusative | βασίλειο | βασίλεια |
| Vocative | βασίλειο | βασίλεια |
Word family
Etymology
Βασίλειο comes from βασιλεύς, the ancient Greek word for king, with the suffix -ειο(ν) added to mark a place or domain. The original sense was closer to "royal" or "of the king," used as an adjective before it settled into a standalone noun meaning kingdom. The root of βασιλεύς itself is disputed among linguists, and many consider it a pre-Greek word with no confirmed Indo-European origin.
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