glavus
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editglā̆vus m (genitive glā̆vī); second declension (Late Latin)
- a sort of weapon
Declension
editSecond-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | glā̆vus | glā̆vī |
Genitive | glā̆vī | glā̆vōrum |
Dative | glā̆vō | glā̆vīs |
Accusative | glā̆vum | glā̆vōs |
Ablative | glā̆vō | glā̆vīs |
Vocative | glā̆ve | glā̆vī |
Descendants
editReferences
edit- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “gladius”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 4: G H I, page 145