lar in Latin

IPA: [ˈɫaːr] [Classical-Latin], [ˈlar] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Probably from Etruscan 𐌋𐌀𐌓 (lar), 𐌋𐌀𐌓𐌔 (lars), or 𐌋𐌀𐌓𐌈 (larθ, “lord”), though it could possibly be from Proto-Indo-European *las- (“eager”), cognate with lascīvus. Etymology templates: {{der|la|ett|𐌋𐌀𐌓}} Etruscan 𐌋𐌀𐌓 (lar), {{der|la|ine-pro|*las-||eager}} Proto-Indo-European *las- (“eager”) Head templates: {{la-noun|lār/lar<3>|g=m}} lār m (genitive laris); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|lār/lar<3>}} Forms: lār [canonical, masculine], laris [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], lār [nominative, singular], larēs [nominative, plural], laris [genitive, singular], larum [genitive, plural], larī [dative, singular], laribus [dative, plural], larem [accusative, singular], larēs [accusative, plural], lare [ablative, singular], laribus [ablative, plural], lār [singular, vocative], larēs [plural, vocative], lars [alternative]

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"lar" meaning in Latin

Noun