blattea

Latin

Alternative forms

• blatea, blattia

Etymology

According to Pokorny, the word comes from Illyrian 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).

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.