gládio
Portuguese, noun/ˈɡla.d͡ʒju/
gládio is spelled G-L-Á-D-I-O (6 letters) and appears about once in every 13 million words in written Portuguese, the 110,210th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gládio is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “gladius (Roman sword)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “espada curta de dois gumes”.
What does gládio mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinegladius (Roman sword)
- 2
masculinesword
- 3
masculinepower, strength
- 4
masculinepen (internal cartilage skeleton of a squid)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. espada curta de dois gumes 2. poder, força
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of gládio
- gládios plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gládio?
- Brazil /ˈɡla.d͡ʒju/
- Portugal /ˈɡla.dju/
- Portugal [ˈɡla.ðju]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to gládio
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is gládio in Portuguese?
gládio appears about once in every 13 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).