hilaris

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Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἱλαρός (hilarós, “cheerful, merry”), from ἵλαος (hílaos, “propitious, gracious, kind”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

hilaris (neuter hilare, comparative hilarior, superlative hilarissimus, adverb hilarē or hilariter); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. cheerful, lively, light-hearted, merry, jovial
    Synonyms: laetus, libēns, alacer, hilarus
    Antonyms: trīstis, infelix, maestus, miser, aeger
    Nātāle hilare! ― Merry Christmas!

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative hilaris hilare hilarēs hilaria
genitive hilaris hilarium
dative hilarī hilaribus
accusative hilarem hilare hilarēs
hilarīs 		hilaria
ablative hilarī hilaribus
vocative hilaris hilare hilarēs hilaria

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References

  • “hilaris”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “hilaris”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • hilaris in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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