filar

English

Etymology

From Latin filum (“a thread”).

Adjective

filar (comparative more filar, superlative most filar)

1. Having a thread across the field of view.

   a filar microscope

   a filar micrometer

   a filar eyepiece

References

• “filar”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• flair, frail

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin fīlāre. Derivable from fil +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [fiˈla]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [fiˈlaɾ]
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

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

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

Conjugation

    Conjugation of filar (first conjugation)

infinitive			filar
gerund			filant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		filat		filada
		plural		filats		filades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	filo	files	fila	filem	fileu	filen
	imperfect	filava	filaves	filava	filàvem	filàveu	filaven
	future	filaré	filaràs	filarà	filarem	filareu	filaran
	preterite	filí	filares	filà	filàrem	filàreu	filaren
	conditional	filaria	filaries	filaria	filaríem	filaríeu	filarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	fili	filis	fili	filem	fileu	filin
	imperfect	filés	filessis	filés	filéssim	filéssiu	filessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	fila	fili	filem	fileu	filin
	negative (no)	—	no filis	no fili	no filem	no fileu	no filin

Derived terms

• filar prim
• ou filat

 

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, 2024
• “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 corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²fiː.lɑ(r)/

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): /ˈfi.lar/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ilar
• Syllabification: fi‧lar

Noun

filar m inan

1. pillar, column
   • 1884 (first published 1870), Eliza Orzeszkowa, W klatce, Warszawa: S. Lewental, chapter 5:

     Gdy tak się namyślał, z za filaru wyszła kobieta; czarna jéj suknia długa i ciężka, z szelestem sunęła się po posadzce.

     While he was thinking this, a woman came out from behind a column; her black dress, long and heavy, moved over the floor with a rustle.

   • 1937, Marcel Proust, translated by Tadeusz Żeleński (Boy), Uwięziona (W poszukiwaniu straconego czasu), volume 1, Warszawa: Towarzystwo Wydawnicze "Rój":

     Piorunujący zawrót głowy przygważdżał go do poduszek powozu, odźwierny silił się mu pomóc, ale on siedział, nie mogąc się podnieść ani wyprostować nóg. Próbował się uczepić kamiennego filara który miał przed sobą, ale nie znajdował w nim dostatecznego oparcia aby wstać.

     Thunderous dizziness pinned him down to the carriage's cushion; the doorman strove to help him, but he sat, unable to get up or straighten his legs. He tried to hold on to a stone pillar that was in front of him, but he didn't find enough support in it to stand up.

2. (figurative) pillar (something or someone essential to something)
   • 2022 November 4, Andrzej Krajewski, “III RP przekroczyła swój Rubikon. Będzie mocarstwem albo bankrutem”, in Dziennik.pl‎^[1], archived from the original on 2022-11-06:

     Oczywiście łatwo to zachowanie wytłumaczyć względami bezpieczeństwa. Dziś dostęp do energii, komunikacja i siła militarna są jego filarami.

     Of course, it's easy to explain this action from the point of view of security. Today, its pillars are access to energy, communication, and military strength.

3. (geomorphology) stack, sea stack

   Synonym: kolumna

Declension

Declension of filar

	singular	plural
nominative	filar	filary
genitive	filaru/filara	filarów
dative	filarowi	filarom
accusative	filar	filary
instrumental	filarem	filarami
locative	filarze	filarach
vocative	filarze	filary

Further reading

• filar in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• filar in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fiˈla(ʁ)/ [fiˈla(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fiˈla(ʁ)/ [fiˈla(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /fiˈla(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /fiˈla(ʁ)/ [fiˈla(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /fiˈla(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fiˈlaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fiˈlaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fiˈla.ɾi/

Verb

filar (first-person singular present filo, first-person singular preterite filei, 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

Conjugation

    Conjugation of filar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	filar
Personal	filar	filares	filar	filarmos	filardes	filarem
Gerund
	filando
Past participle
Masculine	filado			filados
Feminine	filada			filadas
Indicative
Present	filo	filas	fila	filamos	filais	filam
Imperfect	filava	filavas	filava	filávamos	filáveis	filavam
Preterite	filei	filaste	filou	filamos1, filámos2	filastes	filaram
Pluperfect	filara	filaras	filara	filáramos	filáreis	filaram
Future	filarei	filarás	filará	filaremos	filareis	filarão
Conditional	filaria	filarias	filaria	filaríamos	filaríeis	filariam
Subjunctive
Present	file	files	file	filemos	fileis	filem
Imperfect	filasse	filasses	filasse	filássemos	filásseis	filassem
Future	filar	filares	filar	filarmos	filardes	filarem
Imperative
Affirmative		fila	file	filemos	filai	filem
Negative (não)		não files	não file	não filemos	não fileis	não filem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Spanish

Etymology

From filo +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fiˈlaɾ/ [fiˈlaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: fi‧lar

Verb

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

1. (colloquial) to cotton on, be onto

Conjugation

    Conjugation of filar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			filar
gerund			filando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		filado		filada
		plural		filados		filadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	filo	filastú filásvos	fila	filamos	filáis	filan
	imperfect	filaba	filabas	filaba	filábamos	filabais	filaban
	preterite	filé	filaste	filó	filamos	filasteis	filaron
	future	filaré	filarás	filará	filaremos	filaréis	filarán
	conditional	filaría	filarías	filaría	filaríamos	filaríais	filarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	file	filestú filésvos2	file	filemos	filéis	filen
	imperfect (ra)	filara	filaras	filara	filáramos	filarais	filaran
	imperfect (se)	filase	filases	filase	filásemos	filaseis	filasen
	future1	filare	filares	filare	filáremos	filareis	filaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		filatú filávos	file	filemos	filad	filen
	negative		no files	no file	no filemos	no filéis	no filen

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

Further reading

• “filar”, 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

Swedish

Noun

filar

1. indefinite plural of fil

Verb

filar

1. present indicative of fila