Lares

See also: lares and läres

English

Etymology

From Latin Lares

Noun

Lares

  1. The classical Roman gods of a place, particularly homes; household deity

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Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From older Lasēs, perhaps from Etruscan 𐌋𐌀𐌓 (lar), 𐌋𐌀𐌓𐌔 (lars), or 𐌋𐌀𐌓𐌈 (lartʰ, “lord”).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈla.reːs/, [ˈɫa.reːs]

Noun

Larēs m (genitive Larum or Larium); third declension

  1. (Roman mythology) Lares, the classical Roman gods of a place, particularly homes; household deity
  2. A city of Africa situated on the valley of the Bagrada, now Lorbeus

Usage notes

  • The plural was archaically Lasēs.

Declension

Third declension.
Case Plural
nominative Larēs
genitive Larum
dative Laribus
accusative Larēs
ablative Laribus
vocative Larēs
 Third declension i-stem.
Case Plural
nominative Larēs
genitive Larium
dative Laribus
accusative Larēs
ablative Laribus
vocative Larēs

Descendants

References

  • 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
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