blattea

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Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

According to Pokorny, the word comes from Illyrian (as represented in Italy by Messapic) and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-. Compare Ancient Greek φαλός (phalós, “white”), Sanskrit भाल (bhāla, “splendour”), Old Armenian բալ (bal, “fog”) and Old English bǣl (English bale).[1] Almost identical to baltë. Thought to be from the same Illyrian substrate[2]

Noun

blattea f (genitive blatteae); first declension

  1. muck, splatter
  2. clot of blood

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative blattea blatteae
Genitive blatteae blatteārum
Dative blatteae blatteīs
Accusative blatteam blatteās
Ablative blatteā blatteīs
Vocative blattea blatteae

References

  • blattea in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “bhel-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 118-119
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir (1998) , “baltë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Cologne: Brill,
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