Noun: gladius
| Singular | gladius |
| Plural | gladiuses; gladii |
Sample Sentences
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Finally, the Romans made the gladius—sharp, of highly-tempered steel, and strongly piercing—the first real sword (Figs. 17, 18, 19), of which only five specimens are now known to exist. [1882, “The Genesis of the Sword”, in Popular Science Monthly, volume 21, page 81:]
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The gladius was effective either for cutting or for thrusting and was used by legionaries and auxiliaries. [2007, Pat Southern, The Roman Army: A Social and Institutional History, page 212:]
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From the Cretaceous of North America fossilised gladii in the enigmatic genus Tusoteuthis have been estimated to give a mantle length (body size) of 1.8m, just less than that of the giant squid’s. [2017 October 31, Mark Carnall, The Guardian:]
Nouns inflected like gladius
deinonychus,
shamus,
pearly nautilus,
splenic plexus,
paper nautilus,
boletus,
sight radius,
subfocus,
pandanus,
pegasus,
zoilus,
Bohr radius,
black fungus,
ranunculus,
prodromus,
periannulus,
organ pipe cactus,
pluteus,
star cactus,
periplous, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
From Latin gladius (“Roman short sword, gladius”). Doublet of glaive. See: Latin Nouns '
gladius'.