hilar

English

Etymology

A macaronic blend of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin hīlum (“trifle”), +‎ -ar.

Adjective

hilar (comparative more hilar, superlative most hilar)

1. Relating to or near a hilum.

Derived terms

• infrahilar, nonhilar, perihilar, prehilar, retrohilar, subhilar, suprahilar

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Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin fīlāre, from Latin fīlum. Compare Portuguese fiar, Italian filare, French filer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iˈlaɾ/ [iˈlaɾ]

Verb

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

Related terms

• hilo
• rehilar

Further reading

• “hilar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014