LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

laquear

laquear n (genitive laqueāris)
Classical[ˈɫa.kʷe.ar]Ecclesiastical[ˈlaː.kʷe.ar]

Meaning

  1. neutera panelled or fretted ceiling

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativelaquearlaqueāria
genitivelaqueāris
laqueāriī		laqueārium
laqueāriōrum
dativelaqueārī
laqueāriō		laqueāribus
laqueāriīs
accusativelaquearlaqueāria
ablativelaqueārī
laqueāriō		laqueāribus
laqueāriīs
vocativelaquearlaqueāria

lăquĕar, āris (or lăquĕāre, Verg. Cul. 62; cf. Prisc. p. 691 P.; and: laqueare, συνίθωμα, Gloss. Philox.: lăquĕārĭum, ii, acc. to Isid. Orig. 19, 12), n. kindr. with laqueus and lacunar,
I. a panelled or fretted ceiling (poet. and in post-Aug. prose; usu. in plur.): laquearia, quae nunc et in privatis domibus auro teguntur, Plin. 33, 3, 18, § 57: laetior quam laquearium auro, id. 12, 1, 5, § 9: dependent lychni laquearibus aureis, Verg. A. 1, 726: laquearia tecti, id. ib. 8, 25; Sil. 7, 142: caelata laquearia, Sen. Ep. 90, 42; 90, 15.—In sing. (very rare): sub laqueare domus, Verg. Cul. 62.

Origins

According to Isidore of Seville, a corruption from lacūna (“gap, void”), or else from laqueus (“snare, trap”), both perhaps dubious.

Quick answers

What does laquear mean in Latin?
laquear, a noun, means “a panelled or fretted ceiling”.
What is the genitive of laquear?
The genitive singular is laqueāris. laquear is neuter, third declension.
How do you pronounce laquear?
In classical Latin, [ˈɫa.kʷe.ar]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈlaː.kʷe.ar].