larva

(Anglès)

Noun

1. (declension-1) spooky ghost, haunt, evil spirit, terror
2. (declension-1, figuratively) horrific mask
3. (declension-1) banquet 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

Verb

second-person singular present active imperative of larvō (enchant)

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

[ˈɫaːr.wa]

Etimologia (Anglès)

Possibly from Lār (“Etruscan praenomen; titulary god”), usu. as Lares (“guardian deities”), but vowel length gradation unexplained.

Conceptes

larva

esquelet

fantasma

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Sinònims

lamina

phasma

phantasma

sceleton