"gladius" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: ˈɡla.di.us
Etymology: : gladius < γαλατικά *kladyos (=ξίφος) < πρωτοκελτική *kladiwos (=ξίφος) < πρωτοϊνδοευρωπαϊκή ρίζα *kola-, *klā- (=χτυπώ, σκοτώνω) Forms: gladius, gladius, gladiī, gladiī, gladi, gladiōrum, gladiō, gladiīs, gladium, gladiōs, gladi, gladiī, gladiō, gladiīs
  1. ξίφος, σπαθί
    Sense id: el-gladius-la-noun-UX~zACuf
  2. μονομαχία
    Sense id: el-gladius-la-noun-0FbW12hq
  3. φόνος, θάνατος
    Sense id: el-gladius-la-noun-4s8exZnY
  4. ξιφίας
    Sense id: el-gladius-la-noun-3nAkg-uE Categories (other): Ζώα (λατινικά), Ψάρια (λατινικά)
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ξίφος, ensis, mucro, spatha, θάνατος, mors, ξιφίας, xiphias Related terms: gladiator, gladiatorie, gladiatorium, gladiatura, gladiolus
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      "ipa": "ˈɡla.di.us"
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    {
      "word": "ξίφος"
    },
    {
      "word": "ensis"
    },
    {
      "word": "mucro"
    },
    {
      "word": "spatha"
    },
    {
      "word": "θάνατος"
    },
    {
      "word": "mors"
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      "form": "gladi",
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      "form": "gladiōrum",
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      "raw_tags": [
        "πληθυντικός",
        "δοτική"
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    },
    {
      "form": "gladium",
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        "αιτιατική",
        "ενικός"
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      "raw_tags": [
        "αιτιατική",
        "πληθυντικός"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "gladi",
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        "ενικός",
        "κλητική"
      ]
    },
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        "πληθυντικός",
        "κλητική"
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        "ενικός",
        "αφαιρετική"
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        "πληθυντικός",
        "αφαιρετική"
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  "pos": "noun",
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      "word": "gladiator"
    },
    {
      "word": "gladiatorie"
    },
    {
      "word": "gladiatorium"
    },
    {
      "word": "gladiatura"
    },
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      "word": "gladiolus"
    }
  ],
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        "ξίφος, σπαθί"
      ]
    },
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    {
      "ipa": "ˈɡla.di.us"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "word": "ξίφος"
    },
    {
      "word": "ensis"
    },
    {
      "word": "mucro"
    },
    {
      "word": "spatha"
    },
    {
      "word": "θάνατος"
    },
    {
      "word": "mors"
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    {
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    {
      "word": "xiphias"
    }
  ],
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