hilar

English

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From hilum +‎ -ar.

Adjective

hilar (comparative more hilar, superlative most hilar)

  1. Relating to or near a hilum.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Adjective

hilar (comparative more hilar, superlative most hilar)

  1. (colloquial) Clipping of hilarious.
    Synonym: hilars
    • 2015, Arabella Weir, Testing Times for Tabitha Baird, London: Piccadilly Press, →ISBN, page 148:
      Oh my god, you should see them. It is actually the most hilar thing I have ever seen in my life. Even more hilar than the coatigan Gran made before.
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Romanian

Adjective

hilar m or n (feminine singular hilară, masculine plural hilari, feminine and neuter plural hilare)

  1. alternative form of ilar

Declension

Declension of hilar
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative
indefinite hilar hilară hilari hilare
definite hilarul hilara hilarii hilarele
genitive-
dative
indefinite hilar hilare hilari hilare
definite hilarului hilarei hilarilor hilarelor

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin fīlāre. Derivable from hilo +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /iˈlaɾ/ [iˈlaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: hi‧lar

Verb

hilar (first-person singular present hilo, first-person singular preterite hilé, past participle hilado)

  1. to spin (as with thread)
  2. to string together, put together (words, to make coherent sentences)

Conjugation

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