Gladiole

See also: gladiole

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin gladiolus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɡlaˈdi̯oːlə/

• Audio:

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Noun

Gladiole f (genitive Gladiole, plural Gladiolen)

1. gladiolus, sword lily (plant of the genus Gladiolus)
   • 1920, Eduard von Keyserling, Wellen, S. Fischer, page 192:

     Und plötzlich stand der alte Graf da mitten in einem der Beete, knietief in den Gladiolen.

     And suddenly the old count stood there in the middle of one of the garden beds, knee-deep in the gladioli.

Usage notes

The literal translation of sword lily has a different meaning: Schwertlilie means the plant iris.

Declension

Declension of Gladiole [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Gladiole	die	Gladiolen
genitive	einer	der	Gladiole	der	Gladiolen
dative	einer	der	Gladiole	den	Gladiolen
accusative	eine	die	Gladiole	die	Gladiolen

Descendants

• → Romanian: gladiolă

Further reading

• “Gladiole” in Duden online
• “Gladiole” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache