blatta, blattae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Agriculture
cockroach, moth, book-worm; (applied to various insects);
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | blatta | blattae |
| Gen. | blattae | blattarum |
| Dat. | blattae | blattis |
| Acc. | blattam | blattas |
| Voc. | blatta | blattae |
| Abl. | blatta | blattis |
Examples
Liber XIV
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...Selectos nisi das mihi libellos,Admittam tineas trucesque blattas. XXXVIII Fasces calamorum. Dat chartis habiles calamos Memphitica tellus..."Liber XIII
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...paenula desit olivis aut inopem metuat sordida blatta famem, perdite Niliacas, Musae, mea damna, papyros: postulat ecce novos..."