ἱλαρός

See also: ιλαρός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Stem ἱλα- as in ῑ̔λᾰ́σκομαι (hīlắskomai), ἵλαος (hílaos, “gracious”) + -ρός (-rós).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /hi.la.rós/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /(h)i.laˈros/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /i.laˈros/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /i.laˈros/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /i.laˈros/

Adjective

ῐ̔λᾰρός • (hĭlărós) m (feminine ἱλᾰρᾱ́, neuter ἱλᾰρόν); first/second declension

cheerful, merry, joyous, glad, happy

Inflection

First and second declension of ἱλᾰρός; ἱλᾰρᾱ́; ἱλᾰρόν (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	ἱλᾰρός hilărós	ἱλᾰρᾱ́ hilărā́	ἱλᾰρόν hilărón	ἱλᾰρώ hilărṓ	ἱλᾰρᾱ́ hilărā́	ἱλᾰρώ hilărṓ	ἱλᾰροί hilăroí	ἱλᾰραί hilăraí	ἱλᾰρᾰ́ hilărắ
Genitive	ἱλᾰροῦ hilăroû	ἱλᾰρᾶς hilărâs	ἱλᾰροῦ hilăroû	ἱλᾰροῖν hilăroîn	ἱλᾰραῖν hilăraîn	ἱλᾰροῖν hilăroîn	ἱλᾰρῶν hilărôn	ἱλᾰρῶν hilărôn	ἱλᾰρῶν hilărôn
Dative	ἱλᾰρῷ hilărōî	ἱλᾰρᾷ hilărāî	ἱλᾰρῷ hilărōî	ἱλᾰροῖν hilăroîn	ἱλᾰραῖν hilăraîn	ἱλᾰροῖν hilăroîn	ἱλᾰροῖς hilăroîs	ἱλᾰραῖς hilăraîs	ἱλᾰροῖς hilăroîs
Accusative	ἱλᾰρόν hilărón	ἱλᾰρᾱ́ν hilărā́n	ἱλᾰρόν hilărón	ἱλᾰρώ hilărṓ	ἱλᾰρᾱ́ hilărā́	ἱλᾰρώ hilărṓ	ἱλᾰρούς hilăroús	ἱλᾰρᾱ́ς hilărā́s	ἱλᾰρᾰ́ hilărắ
Vocative	ἱλᾰρέ hilăré	ἱλᾰρᾱ́ hilărā́	ἱλᾰρόν hilărón	ἱλᾰρώ hilărṓ	ἱλᾰρᾱ́ hilărā́	ἱλᾰρώ hilărṓ	ἱλᾰροί hilăroí	ἱλᾰραί hilăraí	ἱλᾰρᾰ́ hilărắ
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	ἱλᾰρῶς hilărôs			ἱλᾰρώτερος hilărṓteros			ἱλᾰρώτᾰτος hilărṓtătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

→ Latin: hilaris, hylaris, hilarus
- French: hilare
  - → Romanian: ilar
- Italian: ilare
- Portuguese: hilário
- Sicilian: ìlari
- → English: hilarious
  - → Cebuano: hilaryos
- → Icelandic: Hilaríus m
- →? English: hilarious
- →? Icelandic: Hilaríus m