LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

lār1

lār m (genitive laris)
Classical[ˈɫaːr]Ecclesiastical[ˈlar]

Meaning

  1. the protective spirit of a place (particularly a household)
  2. home; household

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativelārlarēs
genitivelarislarum
dativelarīlaribus
accusativelaremlarēs
ablativelarelaribus
vocativelārlarēs

Lār or Lars, Lartis, m.,
I. a prænomen of Etruscan origin (in Etruscan, usu: the prefix of the first-born, while a younger son was called Aruns. The name Lar, Lars, or Larth was an honorary appellation in Etruscan, = Engl. lord): Lars Tolumnius, rex Veientium, Cic. Phil. 9, 2; Liv. 4, 17, 1; 4, 58, 7: ad Lartem Porsenam, id. 2, 9 (nom. Lar, Charis. 110 P.).

Origins

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.

Descendants
  • Italianlare
  • Spanishllarfrom Old Leonese lar
  • Catalanllar
  • Englishlar
  • Portugueselar
  • Spanishlar
  • Leonesellarfrom Old Leonese lar
  • Leonesellarefrom Old Leonese lar
  • Mirandeselharfrom Old Leonese lar
  • Galicianlar
proper noun · masculinethird declension
Lār2
Lār m (genitive Lartis)

Meaning

  1. a masculine praenomen

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeLārLartēs
genitiveLartisLartum
dativeLartīLartibus
accusativeLartemLartēs
ablativeLarteLartibus
vocativeLārLartēs

Lār, Lăris, m., v. 1. Lares, ium.

Origins

From Etruscan.

Quick answers

What does lār mean in Latin?
lār, a noun, means “the protective spirit of a place (particularly a household); home; household”.
What is the genitive of lār?
The genitive singular is laris. lār is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce lār?
In classical Latin, [ˈɫaːr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈlar].