Latin

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Etymology

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From a crossing of Latin gladius (sword) and either clāva (club) or Proto-Celtic *kladiwos, although von Wartburg finds the latter possibility unlikely. Attested between the third and the sixth centuries CE.

Noun

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glā̆vus m (genitive glā̆vī); second declension (Late Latin)

  1. a sort of weapon

Declension

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Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative glā̆vus glā̆vī
Genitive glā̆vī glā̆vōrum
Dative glā̆vō glā̆vīs
Accusative glā̆vum glā̆vōs
Ablative glā̆vō glā̆vīs
Vocative glā̆ve glā̆vī

Descendants

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  • Old French: glaive (see there for further descendants)
  • Old Occitan: glavi

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