ciliar

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin ciliāris. By surface analysis, cílio +‎ -ar

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /si.liˈa(ʁ)/ [si.lɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /siˈlja(ʁ)/ [siˈlja(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /si.liˈa(ɾ)/ [si.lɪˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /siˈlja(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /si.liˈa(ʁ)/ [si.lɪˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /siˈlja(ʁ)/ [siˈlja(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /si.liˈa(ɻ)/ [si.lɪˈa(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /siˈlja(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /siˈljaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /siˈlja.ɾi/

  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Hyphenation: ci‧li‧ar

Adjective

ciliar m or f (plural ciliares)

  1. ciliary (of or pertaining to or involving cilia)
  2. ciliary (of or pertaining to the eyelashes)
  3. (botany) riparian
    Synonyms: ribeirinho, ripário, ripícola
    mata ciliarriparian forest

Further reading

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French ciliaire.

Adjective

ciliar m or n (feminine singular ciliară, masculine plural ciliari, feminine and neuter plural ciliare)

  1. ciliary

Declension

Declension of ciliar
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative-
accusative
indefinite ciliar ciliară ciliari ciliare
definite ciliarul ciliara ciliarii ciliarele
genitive-
dative
indefinite ciliar ciliare ciliari ciliare
definite ciliarului ciliarei ciliarilor ciliarelor

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /θiˈljaɾ/ [θiˈljaɾ] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /siˈljaɾ/ [siˈljaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: ci‧liar

Adjective

ciliar m or f (masculine and feminine plural ciliares)

  1. (relational) cilium; ciliary

Derived terms

Further reading