LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

lūcar

lūcar n (genitive lūcāris)
Classical[ˈɫuː.kar]Ecclesiastical[ˈluː.kar]

Meaning

  1. A forest tax for the support of players

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativelūcarlūcāria
genitivelūcārislūcārium
dativelūcārīlūcāribus
accusativelūcarlūcāria
ablativelūcārīlūcāribus
vocativelūcarlūcāria

lūcar, āris, n. lucus,
I. a forest-tax for the support of players: lucar appellatur aes, quod ex lucis captatur, Paul. ex Fest. p. 119 Müll. N. cr.; cf.: lucaris pecunia, quae in luco erat data, ib.: lucar θεατρικὸν ἀργύριον μισθὸς ἀπὸ φίσκου, Gloss. Philox.: lucar vectigal, erogatio quae fiebat in lucis, Gloss. Isid.: de modo lucaris multa decernuntur, Tac. A. 1, 77; cf. Inscr. Orell. 3882: (Johannes) contumeliosā caede truncatur in puellae salticae lucar (the reward of a dancing-girl), Tert. adv. Gnost. 8.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*lewk-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*lowkós
  3. Proto-Italic*loukos
  4. Old Latinloucos
  5. Latinlūcar

Latin -ar Latin lūcar From lūcus (“wood”) + -ar.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesLucarLucar was the money paid from the state treasury to those who presided over the ludi scenici, as the state contribution towards the expenses (τὸ τελού…

Quick answers

What does lūcar mean in Latin?
lūcar, a noun, means “A forest tax for the support of players”.
What is the genitive of lūcar?
The genitive singular is lūcāris. lūcar is neuter, third declension.
How do you pronounce lūcar?
In classical Latin, [ˈɫuː.kar]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈluː.kar].
Where does lūcar come from?
Proto-Indo-European *lewk- → Proto-Indo-European *lowkós → Proto-Italic *loukos → Old Latin loucos → Latin lūcar.