glad vs gladiola what difference
what is difference between glad and gladiola
English
Etymology
From Middle English glad, gled, from Old English glæd (“shining; bright; cheerful; glad”), from Proto-Germanic *gladaz (“shiny; gleaming; radiant; happy; glossy; smooth; flat”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰladʰ-, from *ǵʰelh₂- (“to shine”).
Cognate with Scots gled, glaid (“shining; bright; glad”), Saterland Frisian glääd (“smooth; sleek”), West Frisian glêd (“smooth”), Dutch glad (“smooth; sleek; slippery”), German glatt (“smooth; sleek; slippery”), Danish, Norwegian and Swedish glad (“glad; happy; cheerful”), Icelandic glaður (“glad; joyful; cheery”), Latin glaber (“smooth; hairless; bald”). Doublet of glatt.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡlæd/
- Rhymes: -æd
Adjective
glad (comparative gladder or more glad, superlative gladdest or most glad)
- Pleased, happy, gratified.
- A wise son maketh a glad father.
- 1595, William Shakespeare, Richard II, Act III Scene 2
- Glad am I that your highness is so arm’d / To bear the tidings of calamity.
- “I was dragged up at the workhouse school till I was twelve. Then I ran away and sold papers in the streets, and anything else that I could pick up a few coppers by—except steal. I never did that. I always made up my mind I’d be a big man some day, and—I’m glad I didn’t steal.”
- (obsolete) Having a bright or cheerful appearance; expressing or exciting joy; producing gladness.
- 1590, Philip Sidney, Arcadia
- Her conversation / More glad to me than to a miser money is.
- 1590, Philip Sidney, Arcadia
Antonyms
- sorrowful
- sad
- downcast
- peevish
- cranky
- heavy
- depressed
Derived terms
- engladden
- gladden
- gladly
Translations
Verb
glad (third-person singular simple present glads, present participle gladding, simple past and past participle gladded)
- (archaic, transitive) To make glad
- Synonyms: cheer up, gladden, exhilarate
- that which gladded all the warrior train
- 1922, A. E. Housman, Epithalamium, line 3
- God that glads the lover’s heart
Anagrams
- GDAL
Breton
Alternative forms
- gwlad
Etymology
From Middle Breton gloat (“kingdom, wealth”), from Proto-Brythonic *gwlad, from Proto-Celtic *wlatis (“sovereignty”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wélh₁tis ~ *h₂wl̥h₁téy-, from the root *h₂welh₁-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡlɑːt/
Noun
glad f (plural gladoù)
- arable land
- patrimony, estate
- (archaic) territory, country
- (archaic) feudal domain
Inflection
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse glaðr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡlað/, [ˈɡ̊læð], [ˈklæð̠˕ˠ]
- Rhymes: -ad
Adjective
glad (neuter glad, plural and definite singular attributive glade, comparative gladere, superlative (predicative) gladest, superlative (attributive) gladeste)
- happy, glad
References
- “glad” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch glat, from Old Dutch *glad, from Proto-Germanic *gladaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɣlɑt/
- Hyphenation: glad
- Rhymes: -ɑt
Adjective
glad (comparative gladder, superlative gladst)
- smooth, polished
- slippery
Inflection
Derived terms
- gladheid
- gladjanus
- spekglad
- spiegelglad
Descendants
- Berbice Creole Dutch: glati
- Negerhollands: glat
- → Papiamentu: glad (dated)
Adverb
glad
- completely, entirely (mostly along with verbs and adjective with a negative meaning)
Usage notes
The usage as an adverb is highly restricted to verbs such as vergeten (“to forget”) and bederven (“to spoil, to rot”) and adjectives such as mis (“wrong, incorrect”) and verkeerd (“wrong, incorrect”).
Middle English
Alternative forms
- glade, gladde, glaid, gled
Etymology
From Old English glæd, from Proto-West Germanic *glad.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡlaːd/, /ɡlad/
Adjective
glad
- joyful, merry, happy
Descendants
- English: glad
- Scots: gled, glaid
- Yola: glaude
References
- “glā̆d, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse glaðr
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡɽɑː/, /ɡlɑː/
Adjective
glad (neuter singular glad, definite singular and plural glade, comparative gladere, indefinite superlative gladest, definite superlative gladeste)
- happy, glad
References
- “glad” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse glaðr. Akin to English glad.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡlɑː/
Adjective
glad (neuter singular glad, definite singular and plural glade, comparative gladare, indefinite superlative gladast, definite superlative gladaste)
- happy, glad
References
- “glad” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *gladaz
Adjective
glad
- glad
Declension
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *goldъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡlâːd/
Noun
glȃd f (Cyrillic spelling гла̑д)
- hunger
- ko radi, ne boji se gladi
Declension
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish glaþer, from Old Norse glaðr, from Proto-Germanic *gladaz, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰladʰ-, derivation of Proto-Indo-European *gʰel- (“to shine”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡlɑːd/
Adjective
glad (comparative gladare, superlative gladast)
- happy, glad
Declension
Related terms
- glädja
- glädje
Anagrams
- lagd
English
Noun
gladiola (plural gladiolas)
- (US) Gladiolus.
Anagrams
- dialogal
Czech
Noun
gladiola f
- gladiolus
Synonyms
- mečík
Further reading
- gladiola in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- gladiola in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɡladiˈola]
Noun
gladiola f
- definite nominative/accusative singular of gladiolă
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
gladióla f (Cyrillic spelling гладио́ла)
- gladiolus