capilar

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin capillāris.[1][2]

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.piˈlaʁ/ [ka.piˈlah]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ka.piˈlaɾ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ka.piˈlaʁ/ [ka.piˈlaχ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.piˈlaɻ/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐ.piˈlaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐ.piˈla.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: ca‧pi‧lar

Adjective

capilar m or f (plural capilares)

  1. capillary (of or relating to hair)

Noun

capilar m (plural capilares)

  1. (anatomy) capillary (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins)

References

  1. ^ capilar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032025
  2. ^ capilar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082025

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French capillaire, from Latin capillaris.

Adjective

capilar m or n (feminine singular capilară, masculine plural capilari, feminine and neuter plural capilare)

  1. capillary

Declension

Declension of capilar
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative
indefinite capilar capilară capilari capilare
definite capilarul capilara capilarii capilarele
genitive-
dative
indefinite capilar capilare capilari capilare
definite capilarului capilarei capilarilor capilarelor

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin capillāris, from capillus (hair).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kapiˈlaɾ/ [ka.piˈlaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: ca‧pi‧lar

Adjective

capilar m or f (masculine and feminine plural capilares)

  1. (relational) hair
  2. capillary

Noun

capilar m (plural capilares)

  1. capillary

Derived terms

Further reading