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gladio
gladio
See also: gládio
Italian
Etymology
Borrowing from Latin gladius, possibly from Gaulish *kladyos (“sword”), from Proto-Celtic *kladiwos (“sword”), from the Proto-Indo-European root *kelh₂- (“to beat, break”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈgla.djo/, [ˈgl̺äːd̪jo]
- Hyphenation: glà‧dio
Noun
gladio m (plural gladii)