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/, [ˈbɫa.dũ]

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

Noun

bladum n (genitive bladī); second declension

(Medieval Latin) A kind of grain, wheat

Inflection

Second declension.

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

Descendants

Italian: biada

See also

References

bladum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

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