hilar

English

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

English hilum

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālis

Latin -ārisbor.

English -ar

English hilar

From hilum + -ar.

Adjective

hilar (comparative more hilar, superlative most hilar)

1. Relating to or near a hilum.

Derived terms

• hilar appendage
• hilar appendix
• infrahilar
• intrahilar
• nonhilar
• parahilar
• perihilar
• prehilar
• retrohilar
• subhilar
• suprahilar

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.

Alternative forms

• hilair, hilare

Further reading

• “hilar”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “hilar”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

Romanian

Adjective

hilar m or n (feminine singular hilară, masculine plural hilari, feminine/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

    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

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-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 tuteo 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 voseo 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

Related terms

• hilo
• rehilar

Further reading

• “hilar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025