laquear

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin laquear.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈlæk.wi.ɚ/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈlæk.wiː.ɑː/

Noun

laquear (plural laquears)

1. (architecture) A lacunar.
   • 1903, Suetonius, Gai Suetoni Tranquilli De Vita Caesarum, Libri III-VI, page 298:

     these were the panels proper of the laquear or fretted ceiling.

   • 1919, Leo Wiener, Contributions Towards a History of Arabico-Gothic Culture, page 351:

     Gradus in quo lector stat, Amp. I, V. 381, it is clear that the ambo, which is meant by it, was to a certain extent an imitation of the laquear in Solomon's temple .

   • 2022, John Addington Symonds, The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti:

     The sunk or hollow compartments, which form the laquear of this depressed vault, differ considerably in shape and arrangement from those which were adopted when it was finally rejected.

2. The upper portion of the vagina.
   • 1860, E. Noeggerath, “Remarks on the Employment of Uterine Pessaries, With the Description of a New Instrument.”, in The Retrospect of Medicine, volume 41, page 284:

     The instrument thus bent is gently pushed upwards, so tahat its points take a position to the right and left side of the uterine neck, as high up as possible in the laquear vaginæ.

   • 1874, “Ætiology of Uterine Flexions”, in The American Journal of Obstetrics and Diseases of Women and Children, page 489:

     The distance from the posterior laquear to the bottom of Douglas's cul-de-sac measures 1.5, 2.6 to 3.7 centimetres; in a woman in the seventh month of pregnancy, even 5.8 centimetres.

   • 1890, August Eduard Martin, Ernest Watson Cushing, Pathology and Therapeutics of the Diseases of Women, page 348:

     Rent of cervix and roof of the vagina (laquear) on the right side.

   • 1894, Casey A. Wood, T. A. Woodruff, “The Uterus and the Eye, an Ophthalmic Review for the General Practitioner”, in The North American Practitioner, volume 6, page 16:

     The great ganglionic apparatus of the uterus lies imbedded in the parts surrounding the lateral portion of the Laquear Vaginæ but above the level of the Laquear.

Further reading

• “laquear”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Laquear”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.
• “laquear”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Latin

Alternative forms

• laqueāre
• laqueārium

Etymology

According to Isidore of Seville, a corruption from lacūna (“gap, void”), or else from laqueus (“snare, trap”), both perhaps dubious.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈla.kʷe.ar/, [ˈɫ̪äkʷeär]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈla.kwe.ar/, [ˈläːkweär]

Noun

laquear n (genitive laqueāris); third declension

1. a panelled or fretted ceiling

Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, “pure” i-stem).

	singular	plural
nominative	laquear	laqueāria
genitive	laqueāris	laqueārium
dative	laqueārī	laqueāribus
accusative	laquear	laqueāria
ablative	laqueārī	laqueāribus
vocative	laquear	laqueāria

References

• “laquear”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• laquear in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “laquear”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Spanish

Etymology

From laca +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lakeˈaɾ/ [la.keˈaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: la‧que‧ar

Verb

laquear (first-person singular present laqueo, first-person singular preterite laqueé, past participle laqueado)

1. to lacquer

   Synonyms: barnizar, lacar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of laquear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			laquear
gerund			laqueando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		laqueado		laqueada
		plural		laqueados		laqueadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	laqueo	laqueastú laqueásvos	laquea	laqueamos	laqueáis	laquean
	imperfect	laqueaba	laqueabas	laqueaba	laqueábamos	laqueabais	laqueaban
	preterite	laqueé	laqueaste	laqueó	laqueamos	laqueasteis	laquearon
	future	laquearé	laquearás	laqueará	laquearemos	laquearéis	laquearán
	conditional	laquearía	laquearías	laquearía	laquearíamos	laquearíais	laquearían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	laquee	laqueestú laqueésvos2	laquee	laqueemos	laqueéis	laqueen
	imperfect (ra)	laqueara	laquearas	laqueara	laqueáramos	laquearais	laquearan
	imperfect (se)	laquease	laqueases	laquease	laqueásemos	laqueaseis	laqueasen
	future1	laqueare	laqueares	laqueare	laqueáremos	laqueareis	laquearen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		laqueatú laqueávos	laquee	laqueemos	laquead	laqueen
	negative		no laquees	no laquee	no laqueemos	no laqueéis	no laqueen

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of laquear

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive laquear	dative	laquearme	laquearte	laquearle, laquearse	laquearnos	laquearos	laquearles, laquearse
	accusative	laquearme	laquearte	laquearlo, laquearla, laquearse	laquearnos	laquearos	laquearlos, laquearlas, laquearse
with gerund laqueando	dative	laqueándome	laqueándote	laqueándole, laqueándose	laqueándonos	laqueándoos	laqueándoles, laqueándose
	accusative	laqueándome	laqueándote	laqueándolo, laqueándola, laqueándose	laqueándonos	laqueándoos	laqueándolos, laqueándolas, laqueándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative laquea	dative	laquéame	laquéate	laquéale	laquéanos	not used	laquéales
	accusative	laquéame	laquéate	laquéalo, laquéala	laquéanos	not used	laquéalos, laquéalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative laqueá	dative	laqueame	laqueate	laqueale	laqueanos	not used	laqueales
	accusative	laqueame	laqueate	laquealo, laqueala	laqueanos	not used	laquealos, laquealas
with formal second-person singular imperative laquee	dative	laquéeme	not used	laquéele, laquéese	laquéenos	not used	laquéeles
	accusative	laquéeme	not used	laquéelo, laquéela, laquéese	laquéenos	not used	laquéelos, laquéelas
with first-person plural imperative laqueemos	dative	not used	laqueémoste	laqueémosle	laqueémonos	laqueémoos	laqueémosles
	accusative	not used	laqueémoste	laqueémoslo, laqueémosla	laqueémonos	laqueémoos	laqueémoslos, laqueémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative laquead	dative	laqueadme	not used	laqueadle	laqueadnos	laqueaos	laqueadles
	accusative	laqueadme	not used	laqueadlo, laqueadla	laqueadnos	laqueaos	laqueadlos, laqueadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative laqueen	dative	laquéenme	not used	laquéenle	laquéennos	not used	laquéenles, laquéense
	accusative	laquéenme	not used	laquéenlo, laquéenla	laquéennos	not used	laquéenlos, laquéenlas, laquéense

Further reading

• “laquear”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10