see|lär|lår
English

Etymology
L. term|lar|l�r|household|lang=la.

Pronunciation
a|RP IPA|/l�:/

Noun
lar

1. A household or ancestral god in ancient Rome

#:*1974: Would the great emperor�s lar, free of its soldierly body rheumatic from German mists and browned and grizzled by the Indus sun, haunt that pinedark road to Elefsis to taste again the essences on which it fed and gather with voluptuous fingers the ghosts of roses? � Guy Davenport, Tatlin!
#A species of gibbon (Hylobates lar), found in Burma. Called also the common or white-handed gibbon.

Latin

Noun
la-noun|l�r|laris|laris|m|third

1. hearth, dwelling, home, household

Related terms
Lares#Latin|Lar�s

Old English
Etymology
West Germanic *laiz�, from *lais- �to teach�. Cognate with Old Saxon lera|l�ra (Dutch leer#Dutch|leer), Old High German lera|l�ra (German Lehre).

Pronunciation
IPA|/l��r/

Noun
Latinx|l�r f (plural Latinx|lare|l�re)

1. teaching, learning, education
2. lesson
3. teaching, doctrine
4. advice, counsel

Related terms
læran|lǣran

Descendants
English: lore

Category:Old English nouns

Portuguese

Noun
lar m

1. home

Synonyms
casa f

Spanish

Etymology
Latin lar#Latin|lar

Noun
lar m

1. home

Synonyms
hogar m

See also
casa f

Category:Spanish nouns

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• 2007-12-29 05:36 - EncycloPetey - + Latin

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