larva

Meaning

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)

Concepts

ghost

👻

larva

spirit

phantom

maggot

skeleton

spectre

caterpillar

🐛

spectre specter

embryo

grub

larvae

Synonyms

lamina

phasma

phantasma

sceleton

Translations

larve

fantasma

👻

Larve

larve

larva

Gespenst

👻

προνύμφη

larva

Geist

larva

espectro

spook

larva

fantôme

👻

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈɫaːr.wa]

Etymology

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