Blera

Latin

Etymology

Maybe from Etruscan 𐌘𐌋𐌄𐌓𐌀 (φlera) or 𐌅𐌄𐌋𐌄𐌓𐌀 (velera).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈbleː.ra/, [ˈbɫ̪eːrä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈble.ra/, [ˈblɛːrä]

Proper noun

Blēra f sg (genitive Blērae); first declension

1. a city in Etruria of Etruscan origin

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Blēra
genitive	Blērae
dative	Blērae
accusative	Blēram
ablative	Blērā
vocative	Blēra
locative	Blērae

Derived terms

• Blērānī

References

• Blera in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Blera”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly