Gladiole

== German == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin gladiolus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɡlaˈdi̯oːlə/ === Noun === Gladiole f (genitive Gladiole, plural Gladiolen) gladiolus, sword lily (plant of the genus Gladiolus) Synonym: Schwertblume 1920, Eduard von Keyserling, Wellen, S. Fischer, page 192: ==== Usage notes ==== The literal translation of sword lily has a different meaning: Schwertlilie means the plant iris. ==== Declension ==== ==== Hypernyms ==== Schwertliliengewächs Pflanze ==== Descendants ==== → Romanian: gladiolă === Further reading === “Gladiole” in Duden online “Gladiole” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache