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German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈblatər/,
- Hyphenation: Blat‧ter
Etymology 1
With sporadic shortening before -ter (as in Mutter) from Middle High German blātere, from Old High German blātara, from Proto-West Germanic *blādrā. Cognate with Dutch blaar, English bladder.
Noun
Blatter f (genitive Blatter, plural Blattern)
- (dated) pock
- Synonym: Pocke
- (dated, in the plural, pathology) pox, smallpox
- Synonym: Pocken
- (archaic or southern) blister
- Synonyms: Blase, Hautblase
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Etymology 2
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Proper noun
Blatter m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Blatters or (with an article) Blatter, feminine genitive Blatter, plural Blatters or Blatter)
- a surname
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