What does gladiō mean in Latin?

gladiō, a verb, means “to fight with a sword; to gladiate”.

What are the principal parts of gladiō?

gladiō, gladiāre, gladiāvī, gladiātum (first conjugation).

In classical Latin, [ˈɡɫa.di.oː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɡlaː.di.o].

English words that go back to Latin gladiō include gladiator, gladiatorial and gladiature.

verbfirst conjugation

gladiō (present infinitive gladiāre, perfect active gladiāvī, supine gladiātum)

Classical[ˈɡɫa.di.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈɡlaː.di.o]

active indicative
form	present	imperfect	future	perfect	pluperfect	fut. perfect
1st sg.	gladiō	gladiābam	gladiābō	gladiāvī	gladiāveram	gladiāverō
2nd sg.	gladiās	gladiābās	gladiābis	gladiāvistī	gladiāverās	gladiāveris
3rd sg.	gladiat	gladiābat	gladiābit	gladiāvit	gladiāverat	gladiāverit
1st pl.	gladiāmus	gladiābāmus	gladiābimus	gladiāvimus	gladiāverāmus	gladiāverimus
2nd pl.	gladiātis	gladiābātis	gladiābitis	gladiāvistis	gladiāverātis	gladiāveritis
3rd pl.	gladiant	gladiābant	gladiābunt	gladiāvērunt gladiāvēre	gladiāverant	gladiāverint

active subjunctive

active subjunctive
form	present	imperfect	perfect	pluperfect
1st sg.	gladiem	gladiārem	gladiāverim	gladiāvissem
2nd sg.	gladiēs	gladiārēs	gladiāverīs	gladiāvissēs
3rd sg.	gladiet	gladiāret	gladiāverit	gladiāvisset
1st pl.	gladiēmus	gladiārēmus	gladiāverīmus	gladiāvissēmus
2nd pl.	gladiētis	gladiārētis	gladiāverītis	gladiāvissētis
3rd pl.	gladient	gladiārent	gladiāverint	gladiāvissent

passive indicative

passive indicative
form	present	imperfect	future
1st sg.	gladior	gladiābar	gladiābor
2nd sg.	gladiāris gladiāre	gladiābāris gladiābāre	gladiāberis gladiābere
3rd sg.	gladiātur	gladiābātur	gladiābitur
1st pl.	gladiāmur	gladiābāmur	gladiābimur
2nd pl.	gladiāminī	gladiābāminī	gladiābiminī
3rd pl.	gladiantur	gladiābantur	gladiābuntur

passive subjunctive

imperative

infinitives & participles

gerundgladiandī, gladiandō, gladiandumsupinegladiātum, gladiātū