Plural of gladius; plural form of the Latin word for sword.
Latin nominative plural of 'gladius' (sword); used in English historical and technical contexts discussing Roman weapons.
The word 'gladius' is where 'gladiator' comes from—it literally means 'sword-fighter'—and seeing the plural 'gladii' reminds us how English borrowed directly from Latin without anglicizing the forms.
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