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Lares vs Lars - What's the difference?

lares | lars |

Lars is a alternative form of lares.



As nouns the difference between lares and lars

is that lares is the classical Roman gods of a place, particularly homes; household deity while lars is plural of lang=enCategory:English plurals.

As a proper noun Lars is

a given name derived from Latin occasionally given to Anglophones.

lares

English

Noun

(head)
  • The classical Roman gods of a place, particularly homes; household deity

    • Related terms

    * lar

    See also

    * penates ----

    lars

    English

    Etymology 1

    From modern Scandinavian Lars. English terms derived from North Germanic languages

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • occasionally given to Anglophones.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) Lares

    Proper noun

    (en-proper noun) (plurale tantum)
  • , the classical Roman household deities
    • Related terms
    * lar ----