Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gladdie

/ɡlædi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: glad-die
IPA: /ɡlædi/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A gladiolus (flowering plant).

Australian usage; Informal

Example Sentences

"In the 1950s, when the popularity of the gladdie was at an all-time low and there were real fears among the horticultural community […]"

Etymology

From glad(iolus) + -ie.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: gladiolus

Usage

Inflected Forms

gladdies (plural)

Rhymes With

daddy paddy plastic paddy maddy caddy addy caddie baddie laddie laddy haddy zaddy

Questions

How do you pronounce gladdie?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡlædi/.
What does gladdie mean?: A gladiolus (flowering plant).
Where does gladdie come from?: From glad(iolus) + -ie.

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