lazar

See also: Lazar and Lázár

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle English lazare, from Old French lazare, from Medieval Latin lazarus (leper), an antonomasia from Lazarus, from Koine Greek Λᾱ́ζᾱρος (Lā́zāros), the given name of the Biblical character found in Luke 16, from Hebrew אֶלְעָזָר (Eleazar), a given name shared by various figures in the Hebrew Bible and literally meaning "God has helped".

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈleɪzə/

Noun

lazar (plural lazars)

  1. (archaic) Synonym of leper: a person suffering from Hansen's disease; a person suffering any contagious disease requiring similar isolation.

Derived terms

Adjective

lazar (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) Synonym of leprous: afflicted by Hansen's disease; afflicted by any contagious disease requiring similar isolation.

References

Galician

Etymology

Inherited from Latin glaciāre. Synchronically lazo + -ar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [laˈθaɾ]

Verb

lazar (first-person singular present lazo, first-person singular preterite lacei, past participle lazado)

  1. to freeze
    Synonyms: conxelar, xear

Conjugation

References

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin laqueus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /laˈθaɾ/ [laˈθaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /laˈsaɾ/ [laˈsaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: la‧zar

Verb

lazar (first-person singular present lazo, first-person singular preterite lacé, past participle lazado)

  1. (transitive) to lasso, to rope

Conjugation

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Further reading

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