gladio

See also: gládio

Interlingua

Noun

gladio (plural gladios)

1. sword

Synonyms

• spada

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin gladius, possibly from Gaulish *kladyos (“sword”), from Proto-Celtic *kladiwos (“sword”), from the Proto-Indo-European *kelh₂- (“to beat, break”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡla.djo/, [ˈɡl̺äːd̪jo]
• Hyphenation: glà‧dio

Noun

gladio m (plural gladii)

1. rapier, sword

Synonyms

• spada, brando, stucco, daga

Further reading

• gladio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈɡla.di.oː/, [ˈɡɫ̪äd̪ioː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈɡla.di.o/, [ˈɡläːd̪io]

Noun

(deprecated template usage) gladiō m

1. dative singular of gladius
2. ablative singular of gladius

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin gladius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡladjo/ [ˈɡla.ð̞jo]

Noun

gladio m (plural gladios)

1. bulrush, cattail

   Synonyms: espadaña, aceña

Further reading

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