glaive
French, noun/ɡlɛv/
glaive is spelled G-L-A-I-V-E (6 letters) and appears 1.0 times per million words in written French, the 30,509th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Glaive is a French masculine noun meaning “gladius, short sword” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Épée tranchante et courte que les Romains utilisaient”.
What does glaive mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinegladius, short sword
- 2
masculinesword
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Épée tranchante et courte que les Romains utilisaient. 2. Symbole du combat contre ce qui nuit à la société.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of glaive
- glaives plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce glaive?
- /ɡlɛv/
- \ɡlɛv\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to glaive
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is glaive in French?
glaive appears 1.0 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).