capilar

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin capillāris.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.piˈlaʁ/ [ka.piˈlah]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.piˈlaʁ/ [ka.piˈlah]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ka.piˈlaɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ka.piˈlaʁ/ [ka.piˈlaχ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.piˈlaɻ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.piˈlaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.piˈlaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.piˈla.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: ca‧pi‧lar

Adjective

capilar m or f (plural capilares)

1. capillary (of or relating to hair)

Noun

capilar m (plural capilares)

1. (anatomy) capillary (any of small blood vessels that connect arteries to veins)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French capillaire, from Latin capillaris.

Adjective

capilar m or n (feminine singular capilară, masculine plural capilari, feminine and neuter plural capilare)

1. capillary

Declension

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	capilar		capilară		capilari	capilare
	definite	capilarul		capilara		capilarii	capilarele
genitive- dative	indefinite	capilar		capilare		capilari	capilare
	definite	capilarului		capilarei		capilarilor	capilarelor

Related terms

• capilaritate

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin capillāris, from capillus (“hair”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kapiˈlaɾ/ [ka.piˈlaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: ca‧pi‧lar

Adjective

capilar m or f (masculine and feminine plural capilares)

1. (relational) hair
2. capillary

Noun

capilar m (plural capilares)

1. capillary

Derived terms

• capilaridad

 

Related terms

• cabello

 

Further reading

• “capilar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10