LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

palear

palear n (genitive paleāris)
Classical[ˈpa.ɫe.ar]Ecclesiastical[ˈpaː.le.ar]

Meaning

  1. neuterplural normallyThe skin that hangs down from the neck of an ox, dewlap.
  2. broadlyneuterThe throat.

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

cutis quae dē collō bovis pendet
palear -āris (n) — in Metamorphoses I, ch. 6

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepalearpaleāria
genitivepaleārispaleārium
dativepaleārīpaleāribus
accusativepalearpaleāria
ablativepaleārīpaleāribus
vocativepalearpaleāria

pălĕar, āris, n. id.,
I. the skin that hangs down from the neck of an ox, the dew-lap: Sen. Hippol. 1041.—
(b). Plur.: a collo palearibus demissis, Varr. R. R. 2, 5: palearia pendula, Ov. M. 2, 854; 7, 117: a mento palearia pendent, Verg. G. 3, 53; Col. 6, 1, 3; Plin. 8, 45, 70, § 179; Stat. Th. 3, 332.—
II. Transf., the throat: revocat palearibus herbas, Calp. Ecl. 3, 17.

Origins

Substantivation of apocopated paleāre, nominative neuter singular of paleāris or directly from palea + -ar.

Quick answers

What does palear mean in Latin?
palear, a noun, means “The skin that hangs down from the neck of an ox, dewlap.; The throat.”.
What is the genitive of palear?
The genitive singular is paleāris. palear is neuter, third declension.
How do you pronounce palear?
In classical Latin, [ˈpa.ɫe.ar]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈpaː.le.ar].