[ˈhiː.ɫũː], [ˈiː.lum]
OriginUnknown, possibly from a Semitic source, or a variant of filum (“thread”) if the original sense was “little thread, fiber”.
- declension-2trifle
- declension-2not a whit, not in the least
“Quae dedit ipsa capit, neque dispendī facit hīlum; quod valet: nec dispendī facit quicquam.” — What it gives, it takes it back and doesn't waste a whit.
Formshīlum(canonical, neuter) · hīlī(genitive) · hīlum(nominative, singular) · hīla(nominative, plural) · hīlī(genitive, singular) · hīlōrum(genitive, plural) · hīlō(dative, singular) · hīlīs(dative, plural) · hīlum(accusative, singular) · hīla(accusative, plural) · hīlō(ablative, singular) · hīlīs(ablative, plural) · hīlum(singular, vocative) · hīla(plural, vocative)
Source: Wiktionary