gladiolus
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin gladiolus (“little sword, sword lily”), diminutive of gladius (“sword”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɡlædɪˈəʊləs/
- (US) IPA(key): /ɡlædɪˈoʊləs/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: (US) -oʊləs
Noun edit
gladiolus (plural gladioli or gladioluses)
- (anatomy) The center part of the sternum.
- Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Gladiolus, having sword-shaped leaves and showy flowers on spikes; gladiola.
- 1907, Harold Bindloss, chapter 20, in The Dust of Conflict[1]:
- Hester Earle and Violet Wayne were moving about the aisle with bundles of wheat-ears and streamers of ivy, for the harvest thanksgiving was shortly to be celebrated, while the vicar stood waiting for their directions on the chancel steps with a great handful of crimson gladioli.
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Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin gladiolus, a diminutive form of gladius (“sword”).
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Noun edit
gladiolus m (plural gladioli)
Finnish edit
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Noun edit
gladiolus
- Synonym of miekkailija (plant)
Declension edit
Inflection of gladiolus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | gladiolus | gladiolukset | ||
genitive | gladioluksen | gladiolusten gladioluksien | ||
partitive | gladiolusta | gladioluksia | ||
illative | gladiolukseen | gladioluksiin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | gladiolus | gladiolukset | ||
accusative | nom. | gladiolus | gladiolukset | |
gen. | gladioluksen | |||
genitive | gladioluksen | gladiolusten gladioluksien | ||
partitive | gladiolusta | gladioluksia | ||
inessive | gladioluksessa | gladioluksissa | ||
elative | gladioluksesta | gladioluksista | ||
illative | gladiolukseen | gladioluksiin | ||
adessive | gladioluksella | gladioluksilla | ||
ablative | gladiolukselta | gladioluksilta | ||
allative | gladiolukselle | gladioluksille | ||
essive | gladioluksena | gladioluksina | ||
translative | gladiolukseksi | gladioluksiksi | ||
abessive | gladioluksetta | gladioluksitta | ||
instructive | — | gladioluksin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Diminutive of gladius (“sword”) + -olus.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ɡlaˈdi.o.lus/, [ɡɫ̪äˈd̪iɔɫ̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ɡlaˈdi.o.lus/, [ɡläˈd̪iːolus]
Noun edit
gladiolus m (genitive gladiolī); second declension
- Little sword, knife
- Sword lily, gladiolus.
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | gladiolus | gladiolī |
Genitive | gladiolī | gladiolōrum |
Dative | gladiolō | gladiolīs |
Accusative | gladiolum | gladiolōs |
Ablative | gladiolō | gladiolīs |
Vocative | gladiole | gladiolī |
Descendants edit
- Catalan: garitjol, → gladiol (learned)
- → English: gladiolus
- French: glaïeul
- Italian: giaggiolo
- Occitan: glaujòl
- → Norwegian: gladiolus
References edit
- “gladiolus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Latin gladiolus (“little sword, sword lily”), diminutive of gladius (“sword”).
Noun edit
gladiolus m (definite singular gladiolusen, indefinite plural gladioler or gladioluser, definite plural gladiolene or gladiolusene)
References edit
- “gladiolus” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Latin gladiolus (“little sword, sword lily”), diminutive of gladius (“sword”).
Noun edit
gladiolus m (definite singular gladiolusen, indefinite plural gladiolar or gladiolusar, definite plural gladiolane or gladiolusane)
References edit
- “gladiolus” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.