hilar

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English

Etymology 1

From Latin hīlum (“trifle”) + -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

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/
  • 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

    Conjugation of hilar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive hilar
gerund hilando
past participle masculine feminine
singular hilado hilada
plural hilados hiladas
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 hilo hilastú
hilásvos 		hila hilamos hiláis hilan
imperfect hilaba hilabas hilaba hilábamos hilabais hilaban
preterite hilé hilaste hiló hilamos hilasteis hilaron
future hilaré hilarás hilará hilaremos hilaréis hilarán
conditional hilaría hilarías hilaría hilaríamos hilaríais hilarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present hile hilestú
hilésvos2 		hile hilemos hiléis hilen
imperfect
(ra) 		hilara hilaras hilara hiláramos hilarais hilaran
imperfect
(se) 		hilase hilases hilase hilásemos hilaseis hilasen
future1 hilare hilares hilare hiláremos hilareis hilaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative hilatú
hilávos 		hile hilemos hilad hilen
negative no hiles no hile no hilemos no hiléis no hilen

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

    Selected combined forms of hilar

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 hilar dative hilarme hilarte hilarle, hilarse hilarnos hilaros hilarles, hilarse
accusative hilarme hilarte hilarlo, hilarla, hilarse hilarnos hilaros hilarlos, hilarlas, hilarse
with gerund hilando dative hilándome hilándote hilándole, hilándose hilándonos hilándoos hilándoles, hilándose
accusative hilándome hilándote hilándolo, hilándola, hilándose hilándonos hilándoos hilándolos, hilándolas, hilándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative hila dative hílame hílate hílale hílanos not used hílales
accusative hílame hílate hílalo, hílala hílanos not used hílalos, hílalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative hilá dative hilame hilate hilale hilanos not used hilales
accusative hilame hilate hilalo, hilala hilanos not used hilalos, hilalas
with formal second-person singular imperative hile dative híleme not used hílele, hílese hílenos not used híleles
accusative híleme not used hílelo, hílela, hílese hílenos not used hílelos, hílelas
with first-person plural imperative hilemos dative not used hilémoste hilémosle hilémonos hilémoos hilémosles
accusative not used hilémoste hilémoslo, hilémosla hilémonos hilémoos hilémoslos, hilémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative hilad dative hiladme not used hiladle hiladnos hilaos hiladles
accusative hiladme not used hiladlo, hiladla hiladnos hilaos hiladlos, hiladlas
with formal second-person plural imperative hilen dative hílenme not used hílenle hílennos not used hílenles, hílense
accusative hílenme not used hílenlo, hílenla hílennos not used hílenlos, hílenlas, hílense

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