gladius
English
/ˈɡlæd.i.əs/
noun
Definitions
- (historical) A Roman sword roughly two feet long.
- (zoology) A pen, a hard internal bodypart of certain cephalopods, made of chitin-like material.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin gladius (sword, gladius, Roman short sword).
Origin
Latin
gladius
Gloss
sword, gladius, Roman short sword
Concept
Semantic Field
Warfare and hunting
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
刀, 剣