капиляр

Bulgarian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian капилля́р (kapilljár), from Latin capillāris (“pertaining to the hair”). Cognate with English capillary.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɐpiˈlʲa̟r]

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• Rhymes: -ar
• Hyphenation^(key): ка‧пи‧ляр

Noun

капиля́р • (kapiljár) m (relational adjective капиля́рен)

1. (anatomy, usually in the plural) capillary (small blood vessel)
2. very narrow tube; capillary
3. (geology, plural only) pore channel in rocks and rock formations
4. (soil science, plural only) capillary (structural element of soil capillarity)

Declension

Declension of капиля́р

	singular	plural
indefinite	капиля́р kapiljár	капиля́ри kapiljári
definite (subject form)	капиля́рът kapiljárǎt	капиля́рите kapiljárite
definite (object form)	капиля́ра kapiljára
count form	—	капиля́ра kapiljára

References

• “капиляр”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “капиляр”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010