blattea
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
According to Pokorny, the word comes from Illyrian (as represented in Italy by Messapic) 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).[1] Almost identical to baltë. Thought to be from the same Illyrian substrate[2]
Noun edit
blattea f (genitive blatteae); first declension
Declension edit
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 edit
- blattea in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “bhel-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 118-119
- ^ Orel, Vladimir (1998) , “baltë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Cologne: Brill,