Lares
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin Lares, plural form of lār, from Etruscan [Term?].
Noun[edit]
Lares pl (normally plural, singular Lar)
- (Roman mythology) The household deities watching over one's family and tutelary deities watching over some public places.
- Coordinate term: lemures
- (historical) The idols representing these deities.
Coordinate terms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
- Searl, seral, reals, laser, Sarel, ALSer, 'rales, Earls, arles, rales, Laser, Arles, Arels, saler, earls, LASER, lears, arsle
Latin[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈla.reːs/, [ˈɫ̪äreːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈla.res/, [ˈläːres]
Etymology 1[edit]
From older Lasēs, perhaps from Etruscan 𐌋𐌀𐌓 (lar), 𐌋𐌀𐌓𐌔 (lars), or 𐌋𐌀𐌓𐌈 (larθ, “lord”).
Alternative forms[edit]
Noun[edit]
Larēs m pl (genitive Larum or Larium); third declension
Usage notes[edit]
- The plural was archaically Lasēs.
Declension[edit]
Third-declension noun (parisyllabic non-i-stem or i-stem), plural only.
Case | Plural |
---|---|
Nominative | Larēs |
Genitive | Larum Larium |
Dative | Laribus |
Accusative | Larēs Larīs |
Ablative | Laribus |
Vocative | Larēs |
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Descendants[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Larēs ? pl (genitive Larium); third declension
Declension[edit]
Third-declension noun (i-stem), with locative, plural only.
Case | Plural |
---|---|
Nominative | Larēs |
Genitive | Larium |
Dative | Laribus |
Accusative | Larēs Larīs |
Ablative | Laribus |
Vocative | Larēs |
Locative | Laribus |
References[edit]
- “Lares”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Lares”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Lares in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Spanish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Lares ?
- A town in Puerto Rico
Related terms[edit]
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