Gladiole
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See also: gladiole
German[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Gladiole f (genitive Gladiole, plural Gladiolen)
- gladiolus, sword lily (plant of the genus Gladiolus)
- 1920, Eduard von Keyserling, Wellen, S. Fischer, page 192:
- Und plötzlich stand der alte Graf da mitten in einem der Beete, knietief in den Gladiolen.
- And suddenly the old count stood there in the middle of one of the garden beds, knee-deep in the gladioli.
- 1920, Eduard von Keyserling, Wellen, S. Fischer, page 192:
Usage notes[edit]
The literal translation of sword lily has a different meaning: Schwertlilie means the plant iris.
Declension[edit]
Declension of Gladiole [feminine]