noun · neutersecond declension
bladum
bladum n (genitive bladī)
Meaning
- EarlyMedieval Latinneuterkind of grain, wheat
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | bladum | blada |
| genitive | bladī | bladōrum |
| dative | bladō | bladīs |
| accusative | bladum | blada |
| ablative | bladō | bladīs |
| vocative | bladum | blada |
Origins
Borrowed from Frankish *blād (“field produce”), from Proto-Germanic *blēduz (“flower, leaf, blossom”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- (“to bloom, flower”). Compare Old English blǣd (etymology 3). First documented in the late seventh century.
Italo-Romance
- Italianbiado
- Sardinianbiadafrom Italian biado
- Italianbiada
- Istriotbiàva
Gallo-Romance
- Catalanblat
- Frenchbléfrom Old French blet
- Occitanblat
- Franco-Provençalblât
Padanian
- Italianbiava
- Lombardbiavafrom Old Lombard blava
- Venetanbiava
Ibero-Romance
- Aragoneseblau
In English words that came into English from bladum
- emblementimblādāre