Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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.[1]

Noun

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bladum n (genitive bladī); second declension (Early Medieval Latin)

  1. kind of grain, wheat
    Synonyms: frūmentum, trīticum

Declension

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Second-declension noun (neuter).

singular plural
nominative bladum blada
genitive bladī bladōrum
dative bladō bladīs
accusative bladum blada
ablative bladō bladīs
vocative bladum blada

Descendants

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  • Italo-Romance:
    • Italian: biado (archaic), biada
      • Sardinian: biada (archaic)
  • Padanian:
  • Gallo-Romance:
  • Ibero-Romance:
    • Aragonese: blau (Benasqués)

References

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  1. ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “*blād”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 15/1: Germanismes: A–Bryman, page 135

Further reading

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Old English

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Noun

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bladum

  1. dative plural of blæd
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