[ˈɫaːr.wa], [ˈlar.va], [ˈɫaː.ru.a]
OriginPossibly from Lār (“Etruscan praenomen; titulary god”), usu. as Lares (“guardian deities”), but vowel length gradation unexplained.
- declension-1spooky ghost, haunt, evil spirit, terror
- declension-1, figurativelyhorrific mask
- declension-1banquet ghost: a skeleton doll with movable joints seated at the banquet table at Roman parties in a fashion that came about in the 1st century AD
- active, form-of, imperative, present, second-personsecond-person singular present active imperative of larvō (enchant)
Formslārva(canonical, feminine) · lārvae(genitive) · lārva(nominative, singular) · lārvae(nominative, plural) · lārvae(genitive, singular) · lārvārum(genitive, plural) · lārvae(dative, singular) · lārvīs(dative, plural) · lārvam(accusative, singular) · lārvās(accusative, plural) · lārvā(ablative, singular) · lārvīs(ablative, plural) · lārva(singular, vocative) · lārvae(plural, vocative) · larvā(canonical)
Source: Wiktionary