auxilium

Latin

Etymology

From augeō (“spread, honor, promote”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /aʊkˈsi.li.um/

Noun

auxilium (genitive auxiliī); n, second declension

1. help, aid
2. (medicine) antidote, remedy
3. accusative singular of auxilium
4. vocative singular of auxilium

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	auxilium	auxilia
genitive	auxiliī	auxiliōrum
dative	auxiliō	auxiliīs
accusative	auxilium	auxilia
ablative	auxiliō	auxiliīs
vocative	auxilium	auxilia

Synonyms

• (help): adiūmentum, adiūtōrium, opēs, praesidium, subsidium

Derived terms

• auxiliāris
• auxiliārius
• auxiliō
• auxilior

Related terms

auxiliābundus auxiliātiō auxiliātor

auxiliātrīx auxiliātus

Descendants

• Italian: ausilio
• Spanish: auxilio

References

• auxilium in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879