different between hilar vs filar

English

Etymology

A macaronic blend of Latin h?lum (“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

Romanian

Adjective

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

1. Alternative form of ilar

Declension

Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin f?l?re, from Latin f?lum. Compare Portuguese fiar, Italian filare, French filer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i?la?/, [i?la?]

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

Related terms

• hilo
• rehilar

Further reading

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

English

Etymology

From Latin filum (“a thread”).

Adjective

filar (comparative more filar, superlative most filar)

1. Of or relating to a thread or line; characterized by threads stretched across the field of view.

   a filar microscope

   a filar micrometer

Anagrams

• flair, frail

Catalan

Etymology

From Late Latin filare.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /fi?la/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /fi?la?/
• Rhymes: -a(?)

Verb

filar (first-person singular present filo, past participle filat)

1. (transitive) to spin (a thread)
2. (transitive) to suss out

Conjugation

Derived terms

• filar prim

Related terms

• fil

Further reading

• “filar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “filar” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “filar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “filar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

See the etymology of the main entry.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²fi?.l?(r)/ (example of pronunciation)

Noun

filar m

1. indefinite plural of file
2. (non-standard since 1983) indefinite plural of fil (“computer file; driving lane”)

Verb

filar

1. present tense of fila

Anagrams

• flira, rifla

Polish

Etymology

From Latin pilare, from pila (“column”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?f?i.lar/

Noun

filar m inan

1. pillar

Declension

Further reading

• filar in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

From earlier filhar (“to seize”), of uncertain origin.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fi.?la(?)/

Verb

filar (first-person singular present indicative filo, past participle filado)

1. (transitive) to grab; to seize; to catch; to take hold of

   Synonym: agarrar

2. (Brazil, informal) to get for free
3. (Brazil, informal, dialectal) to cheat on an exam or test.
4. first-person singular (eu) personal infinitive of filar
5. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) personal infinitive of filar
6. first-person singular (eu) future subjunctive of filar
7. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) future subjunctive of filar

Conjugation

Spanish

Etymology

From filo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fi?la?/, [fi?la?]

Verb

filar (first-person singular present filo, first-person singular preterite filé, past participle filado)

1. (colloquial) to cotton on, be onto

Conjugation

Further reading

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

Swedish

Noun

filar

1. indefinite plural of fil

Verb

filar

1. present tense of fila.