glavus
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From a crossing of Latin gladius (“sword”) and either clāva (“club”) or Proto-Celtic *kladiwos, although von Wartburg finds the latter possibility unlikely. Attested between the third and the sixth centuries CE.
Noun[edit]
glā̆vus m (genitive glā̆vī); second declension (Late Latin)
- a sort of weapon
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | glā̆vus | glā̆vī |
| Genitive | glā̆vī | glā̆vōrum |
| Dative | glā̆vō | glā̆vīs |
| Accusative | glā̆vum | glā̆vōs |
| Ablative | glā̆vō | glā̆vīs |
| Vocative | glā̆ve | glā̆vī |
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “gladius”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 4: G H I, page 145