larva

Betekenis (Engels)

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)

Concepten

larve

spook

larvestadium

rups

🐛

skelet

Synoniemen

lamina

phasma

phantasma

sceleton

Vertalingen

ghost

👻

larve

Larve

fantasma

👻

larva

larva

Gespenst

👻

προνύμφη

larva

Geist

spirit

larva

fantôme

👻

larva

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

[ˈɫaːr.wa]

Etymologie (Engels)

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