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gladius.

swordfish;

7 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈɡɫa.di.ʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈɡlaː.di.us]

  1. sword

    declension-2 · masculine
    Mitte gladium in vaginam.
    in gladium incumbere

  2. murder, death

    declension-2 · figuratively · masculine

  3. a gladiatorial contest

    declension-2 · masculine

  4. swordfish

    declension-2 · masculine
Where this word comes from

Possibly from Gaulish *kladyos (“sword”), from Proto-Celtic *kladiwos (“sword”) (compare Old Irish claideb (“sword”), Welsh cleddyf (“sword”) from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₂- (“to beat, break”)). Cognate with Latin clādēs, clāva, percellō.

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