Plural of lar
regular plural
The plural of lar is lars or lares.
Forms of lar
| Singular | lar /lɑː/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | lars lares |
| Countable | countable |
Lars and lares in a sentence
- I remember my lars’ customer, the very lars’ customer that ever I ’ad.1907, H[erbert] G[eorge] Wells, “The Epilogue”, in The War in the Air: […], London: George Bell and Sons, published 1908, →OCLC, page 384. From the entry sparrowgrass
- Lars von Trier calls his horror schlocker about a couple facing ghoulies in the woods his most important film, but he can barely keep a straight face.2009 September 6, “TIFF reviews: Coming attractions”, in Toronto Star. From the entry schlocker
- The particular gods of the household were its lares and penates.1995, Antony Kamm, The Romans: An Introduction, page 87. From the entry lares and penates
Meaning of lar
- noun A lar gibbon (Hylobates lar).
- noun An Etruscan title, properly peculiar to the eldest son, but often mistaken for an integral part of the name.
Questions about the plural of lar
- What is the plural of lar?
- The plural of lar is lars or lares.
- Which is correct, lars or lares?
- Both are used. lars is the more common of the two in English writing.
- Is lar countable?
- Lar is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: lar (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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