hilus

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin hīlus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhaɪ.ləs/

Noun

hilus (plural hili)

1. (anatomy) A hilum.

Anagrams

• Lushi, Shuli

Latin

Alternative forms

• hilum

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈhiː.lus/, [ˈhiːɫ̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈi.lus/, [ˈiːlus]

Noun

hīlus m (genitive hīlī); second declension

1. (anatomy) A depression or fissure through which ducts, nerves, or blood vessels enter and leave a gland or organ. Also called porta.

Declension

Second-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	hīlus	hīlī
genitive	hīlī	hīlōrum
dative	hīlō	hīlīs
accusative	hīlum	hīlōs
ablative	hīlō	hīlīs
vocative	hīle	hīlī