Blatter

See also: blatter, Blätter, and blätter

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈblatər/, [ˈbla.tɐ]
  • Hyphenation: Blat‧ter

Etymology 1

With sporadic shortening before -ter (as in Mutter) from Middle High German blātere, from Old High German blātara, from Proto-West Germanic *blādrā. Cognate with Dutch blaar, English bladder.

Noun

Blatter f (genitive Blatter, plural Blattern)

  1. (dated) pock
    Synonym: Pocke
  2. (dated, in the plural) pox, smallpox
    Synonym: Pocken
  3. (archaic or southern) blister
    Synonyms: Blase, Hautblase
Declension
Declension of Blatter [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Blatter die Blattern
genitive einer der Blatter der Blattern
dative einer der Blatter den Blattern
accusative eine die Blatter die Blattern
Derived terms
  • blatternarbig
  • Feuchtblattern
  • Schafblattern

Etymology 2

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Proper noun

Blatter m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Blatters or (with an article) Blatter, feminine genitive Blatter, plural Blatters or Blatter)

  1. a surname

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