Latin edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ξίφιον (xíphion).

Noun edit

xiphion n (genitive xiphiī); second declension

  1. gladiolus

Declension edit

Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative xiphion xiphia
Genitive xiphiī xiphiōrum
Dative xiphiō xiphiīs
Accusative xiphion xiphia
Ablative xiphiō xiphiīs
Vocative xiphion xiphia

References edit

  • xiphion”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • xiphion in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.