bladona

Latin

Etymology

From Gaulish *blātōnā, blātunā, from Proto-Celtic *blātus (“flower”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /blaːˈdoː.na/, [bɫ̪äːˈd̪oːnä]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /blaˈdo.na/, [bläˈd̪ɔːnä]

Noun

blādōna f sg (genitive blādōnae); first declension

(Medieval Latin) mullein

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	blādōna
Genitive	blādōnae
Dative	blādōnae
Accusative	blādōnam
Ablative	blādōnā
Vocative	blādōna

Descendants

Italian: belladonna (“nightshade”) (altered by folk etymology)

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