bladum

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Frankish *blād (“field produce”), from Proto-Germanic *blēduz (“flower, leaf, blossom”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- (“to bloom, flower”). Cognate with Old English blǣd (“produce; flower; blossom; fruit”) ( > Modern English blead).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈbla.dum/, [ˈbɫ̪äd̪ʊ̃ˑ]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈbla.dum/, [ˈbläːd̪um]

Noun

bladum n (genitive bladī); second declension

(Medieval Latin) A kind of grain, wheat

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	bladum	blada
Genitive	bladī	bladōrum
Dative	bladō	bladīs
Accusative	bladum	blada
Ablative	bladō	bladīs
Vocative	bladum	blada

Descendants

Catalan: blat
French: blé
Italian: biada
Occitan: blat

See also

References

bladum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

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