Definition
An alternative spelling of gladiolus, a flowering plant with sword-shaped leaves and tall spikes of colorful flowers.
Etymology
From Latin gladiolus meaning 'small sword,' referring to the shape of the plant's leaves. The diminutive form -ole was added in Romance languages. The word evolved as a variant spelling in English botanical terminology.
Kelly Says
Romans named this flower gladiolus because its pointed leaves looked like tiny swords—and that same Latin root gave us 'gladiator,' the sword-fighting warriors! Isn't it cool that one Latin word for 'sword' inspired names for both fierce warriors and delicate flowers?
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ግላዲዮላ
glah-dee-oh-la
ARالعربية
الزهرة
al-zahrah
BNবাংলা
গ্লাডিওলাস
glah-dee-oh-las
CACatalà
gladiol
glah-dee-ol
CSČeština
gladioly
glah-dee-oh-lee
DADansk
gladiolus
glay-dee-oh-lus
DEDeutsch
Gladiole
glah-dee-oh-leh
ELΕλληνικά
Γλαδιόλι
glah-dee-oh-lee
ESEspañol
gladiolo
glah-dee-OH-loh
FAفارسی
گلادیولوس
glah-dee-oh-loos
FISuomi
gladioli
glah-dee-oh-lee
FRFrançais
glaïeul
glay-yuh
GUGU
ગ્લાડિયોલસ
glah-dee-oh-las
HAHA
gladiolus
glay-dee-oh-lus
HEעברית
גלאדיוס
glah-dee-os
HIहिन्दी
ग्लैडियोलस
glay-dee-oh-las
HUMagyar
gladiolus
glay-dee-oh-lus
IDBahasa Indonesia
gladiolus
glay-dee-oh-lus
IGIG
Gladiolus
glay-dee-oh-lus
ITItaliano
gladiolo
glah-dee-oh-loh
JA日本語
Gladiolus
gura-dio-rusu
KKKK
Gladiolus
glay-dee-oh-lus
KMKM
គ្លាឌីអូល
klah-dee-oh-l
MRMR
ग्लॅडिओलस
glah-dee-oh-las
MSBahasa Melayu
gladiolus
glay-dee-oh-lus
MYမြန်မာ
ဂလေဒီယိုလပ်
ga-lay-dee-yo-lap
NLNederlands
gladiolen
glah-dee-oh-len
NONorsk
gladiolus
glay-dee-oh-lus
PLPolski
gladiolus
glay-dee-oh-lus
PTPortuguês
gladiolo
glah-dee-OH-loh
RORomână
gladioli
glah-dee-oh-lee
RUРусский
Gladiolus
glay-dee-yus
SVSvenska
gladiolus
glah-dee-oh-lus
SWKiswahili
gladiolus
glay-dee-oh-lus
TAதமிழ்
கிளாடியோலஸ்
ki-la-dee-oh-las
TEతెలుగు
గ్లాడియోలస్
glah-dee-oh-las
THไทย
ดอก Gladiolus
dok gla-dee-oh-lus
TLTL
gladiolus
glay-dee-oh-lus
TRTürkçe
gladiolus
glay-dee-lus
UKУкраїнська
Гладіолус
glah-dee-yus
URاردو
گلادیولس
glah-dee-oh-las
VITiếng Việt
gladiolus
glay-dee-oh-lus
YOYO
gladiolus
glay-dee-oh-lus
ZUZU
gladiolus
glay-dee-oh-lus