glad vs gladiolus what difference
what is difference between glad and gladiolus
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
Etymology
From Latin gladiolus (“little sword, sword lily”), diminutive of gladius (“sword”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɡlædɪˈəʊləs/
- (US) IPA(key): /ɡlædɪˈoʊləs/
Noun
gladiolus (plural gladioli or gladioluses)
- (anatomy) The center part of the sternum.
- Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Gladiolus, having sword-shaped leaves and showy flowers on spikes; gladiola.
Alternative forms
- gladiola
Derived terms
- gladiolin
Related terms
- gladiator
Translations
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin gladiolus, a diminutive form of gladius (“sword”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɣlaː.diˈoː.lʏs/
- Hyphenation: gla‧di‧o‧lus
Noun
gladiolus m (plural gladioli)
- Dated form of gladiool (“gladiolus, gladiola”).
Latin
Etymology
Diminutive of gladius (“sword”) + -olus.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ɡlaˈdi.o.lus/, [ɡɫ̪äˈd̪iɔɫ̪ʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ɡlaˈdi.o.lus/, [ɡlɑˈd̪iːɔlus]
Noun
gladiolus m (genitive gladiolī); second declension
- Little sword, knife
- Sword lily, gladiolus.
Declension
Second-declension noun.
Descendants
- Italian: giaggiolo
- French: glaïeul
- Norwegian: gladiolus (Bokmål), gladiolus (Nynorsk)
- Occitan: glaujòl
References
- gladiolus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Latin gladiolus (“little sword, sword lily”), diminutive of gladius (“sword”).
Noun
gladiolus m (definite singular gladiolusen, indefinite plural gladioler or gladioluser, definite plural gladiolene or gladiolusene)
- a gladiolus (flowering plant of genus Gladiolus)
References
- “gladiolus” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Latin gladiolus (“little sword, sword lily”), diminutive of gladius (“sword”).
Noun
gladiolus m (definite singular gladiolusen, indefinite plural gladiolar or gladiolusar, definite plural gladiolane or gladiolusane)
- a gladiolus (flowering plant of genus Gladiolus)
References
- “gladiolus” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.