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hilaris

hilaris

Latin

Adjective

hilaris m, f ‎(neuter hilare); third declension

cheerful, lively, light-hearted

Inflection

Third declension.

Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Number	Singular			Plural
nominative	hilaris	hilare		hilarēs	hilaria
genitive	hilaris			hilarium
dative	hilarī			hilaribus
accusative	hilarem	hilare		hilarēs	hilaria
ablative	hilarī			hilaribus
vocative	hilaris	hilare		hilarēs	hilaria

comparative: hilarior, superlative: hilarissimus

Synonyms

hilarus

Related terms

hilarē
hilarescō
hilaria

hilarō
hilarulus
hilarus

Descendants

French: hilare
Icelandic: Hilaríus m
Italian: ilare
English: hilarious

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
Félix Gaffiot (1934), “hilaris”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.