# gladiolus
## English
### Etymology

From Latin gladiolus (“little sword, sword lily”), diminutive of gladius (“sword”).

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ɡlædɪˈəʊləs/
* (US) IPA: /ɡlædɪˈoʊləs/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Rhymes: (US) -oʊləs

### Noun

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 January, Harold Bindloss, chapter 20, in The Dust of Conflict, 1st Canadian edition, Toronto, Ont.: McLeod & Allen, →OCLC: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.

#### Alternative forms

* gladiola

#### Derived terms

* gladdie
* gladiolin

#### Related terms

* gladiator

#### Translations
## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin gladiolus, a diminutive form of gladius (“sword”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˌɣlaː.diˈoː.lʏs/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: gla‧di‧o‧lus

### Noun

gladiolus m (plural gladioli)
* Dated form of gladiool (“gladiolus, gladiola”).

## Finnish
### Etymology

Latin gladiolus

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɡlɑdiolus/, [ˈɡlɑ̝diˌo̞lus̠]
* Rhymes: -olus
* Hyphenation: gla‧dio‧lus

### Noun

gladiolus
* Synonym of miekkailija (“gladiolus (plant)”)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of gladiolus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
gladiolukseni
gladiolukseni
accusative
nom.
gladiolukseni
gladiolukseni
gen.
gladiolukseni
genitive
gladiolukseni
gladiolusteni gladioluksieni
partitive
gladiolustani
gladioluksiani
inessive
gladioluksessani
gladioluksissani
elative
gladioluksestani
gladioluksistani
illative
gladiolukseeni
gladioluksiini
adessive
gladioluksellani
gladioluksillani
ablative
gladiolukseltani
gladioluksiltani
allative
gladiolukselleni
gladioluksilleni
essive
gladioluksenani
gladioluksinani
translative
gladioluksekseni
gladioluksikseni
abessive
gladioluksettani
gladioluksittani
instructive
comitative
—gladioluksineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
gladioluksesi
gladioluksesi
accusative
nom.
gladioluksesi
gladioluksesi
gen.
gladioluksesi
genitive
gladioluksesi
gladiolustesi gladioluksiesi
partitive
gladiolustasi
gladioluksiasi
inessive
gladioluksessasi
gladioluksissasi
elative
gladioluksestasi
gladioluksistasi
illative
gladiolukseesi
gladioluksiisi
adessive
gladioluksellasi
gladioluksillasi
ablative
gladiolukseltasi
gladioluksiltasi
allative
gladioluksellesi
gladioluksillesi
essive
gladioluksenasi
gladioluksinasi
translative
gladiolukseksesi
gladioluksiksesi
abessive
gladioluksettasi
gladioluksittasi
instructive
comitative
—gladioluksinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
gladioluksemme
gladioluksemme
accusative
nom.
gladioluksemme
gladioluksemme
gen.
gladioluksemme
genitive
gladioluksemme
gladiolustemme gladioluksiemme
partitive
gladiolustamme
gladioluksiamme
inessive
gladioluksessamme
gladioluksissamme
elative
gladioluksestamme
gladioluksistamme
illative
gladiolukseemme
gladioluksiimme
adessive
gladioluksellamme
gladioluksillamme
ablative
gladiolukseltamme
gladioluksiltamme
allative
gladioluksellemme
gladioluksillemme
essive
gladioluksenamme
gladioluksinamme
translative
gladiolukseksemme
gladioluksiksemme
abessive
gladioluksettamme
gladioluksittamme
instructive
comitative
—gladioluksinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
gladioluksenne
gladioluksenne
accusative
nom.
gladioluksenne
gladioluksenne
gen.
gladioluksenne
genitive
gladioluksenne
gladiolustenne gladioluksienne
partitive
gladiolustanne
gladioluksianne
inessive
gladioluksessanne
gladioluksissanne
elative
gladioluksestanne
gladioluksistanne
illative
gladiolukseenne
gladioluksiinne
adessive
gladioluksellanne
gladioluksillanne
ablative
gladiolukseltanne
gladioluksiltanne
allative
gladioluksellenne
gladioluksillenne
essive
gladioluksenanne
gladioluksinanne
translative
gladiolukseksenne
gladioluksiksenne
abessive
gladioluksettanne
gladioluksittanne
instructive
comitative
—gladioluksinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
gladioluksensa
gladioluksensa
accusative
nom.
gladioluksensa
gladioluksensa
gen.
gladioluksensa
genitive
gladioluksensa
gladiolustensa gladioluksiensa
partitive
gladiolustaan gladiolustansa
gladioluksiaan gladioluksiansa
inessive
gladioluksessaan gladioluksessansa
gladioluksissaan gladioluksissansa
elative
gladioluksestaan gladioluksestansa
gladioluksistaan gladioluksistansa
illative
gladiolukseensa
gladioluksiinsa
adessive
gladioluksellaan gladioluksellansa
gladioluksillaan gladioluksillansa
ablative
gladiolukseltaan gladiolukseltansa
gladioluksiltaan gladioluksiltansa
allative
gladiolukselleen gladioluksellensa
gladioluksilleen gladioluksillensa
essive
gladioluksenaan gladioluksenansa
gladioluksinaan gladioluksinansa
translative
gladioluksekseen gladiolukseksensa
gladioluksikseen gladioluksiksensa
abessive
gladioluksettaan gladioluksettansa
gladioluksittaan gladioluksittansa
instructive
comitative
—gladioluksineen gladioluksinensa :

## Latin
### Etymology

Diminutive of gladius (“sword”) +‎ -olus.

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ɡlaˈdi.o.lus/, [ɡɫ̪äˈd̪iɔɫ̪ʊs̠]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ɡlaˈdi.o.lus/, [ɡläˈd̪iːolus]

### Noun

gladiolus m (genitive gladiolī); second declension
* Little sword, knife
* Sword lily, gladiolus.

#### Declension

Second-declension noun.

#### Descendants

* Catalan: garitjol
* French: glaïeul
* Occitan: glaujòl
* Old Italian: ghiaggiuolo, giaggiuolo
** Italian: giaggiolo
* Borrowings:
** → Catalan: gladiol
** → English: gladiolus
** → German: Gladiole
*** → Romanian: gladiolă
** → Italian: gladiolo
** → Norwegian: gladiolus

### References

* “gladiolus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From Latin gladiolus (“little sword, sword lily”), diminutive of gladius (“sword”).

### Noun

gladiolus m (definite singular gladiolusen, indefinite plural gladioler or gladioluser, definite plural gladiolene or gladiolusene)
* a gladiolus (flowering plant of genus Gladiolus)

### References

* “gladiolus” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From Latin gladiolus (“little sword, sword lily”), diminutive of gladius (“sword”).

### Noun

gladiolus m (definite singular gladiolusen, indefinite plural gladiolar or gladiolusar, definite plural gladiolane or gladiolusane)
* a gladiolus (flowering plant of genus Gladiolus)

### References

* “gladiolus” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.