auxiliar
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Latin auxiliaris.
AdjectiveEdit
auxiliar (not comparable)
- (obsolete) auxiliary
- 1715–1720, Homer; [Alexander] Pope, transl., “Book II”, in The Iliad of Homer, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: […] W[illiam] Bowyer, for Bernard Lintott […], →OCLC:
- The auxiliar troops and Trojan hosts appear.
NounEdit
auxiliar (plural auxiliars)
- (archaic) An auxiliary.
- 1670, John Milton, The History of Britain, that Part especially now called England, Book II.
- Agricola, who perceav'd that the noiſe of this defeat had alſo in the Province deſirous of novelty, ſtirr'd up new expectations, reſolves to be before-hand with the danger : and drawing together the choice of his Legions with a competent number of Auxiliars, not beeing met by the Ordovices, who kept the Hills, himſelf in the head of his men hunts them up and down through difficult places, almoſt to the final extirpating of that whole Nation. With the ſame current of ſucceſs, what Paulinus had left unfiniſh'd he Conquers in the Ile of Mona: for the Ilanders altogether fearleſs of his approach, whom they knew to have no Shipping, when they ſaw themſelves invaded on a ſudden by the Auxiliars, whoſe Countrie uſe had taught them to ſwimm over with Horſe and Armes, were compel'd to yeild.
- 1670, John Milton, The History of Britain, that Part especially now called England, Book II.
ReferencesEdit
- “auxiliar”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
CatalanEdit
AdjectiveEdit
auxiliar (masculine and feminine plural auxiliars)
GalicianEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Latin auxiliaris.
AdjectiveEdit
auxiliar m or f (plural auxiliares)
VerbEdit
auxiliar (first-person singular present auxilio, first-person singular preterite auxiliei, past participle auxiliado)
- to aid, help
- first/third-person singular future subjunctive of auxiliar
- first/third-person singular personal infinitive of auxiliar
ConjugationEdit
GermanEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Latin auxiliaris.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
auxiliar (strong nominative masculine singular auxiliarer, not comparable)
DeclensionEdit
Further readingEdit
PortugueseEdit
Etymology 1Edit
Learned borrowing from Latin auxiliāris.[1][2]
PronunciationEdit
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.si.liˈaʁ/ [aʊ̯.si.lɪˈah], (faster pronunciation) /aw.siˈljaʁ/ [aʊ̯.siˈljah]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /aw.si.liˈaɾ/ [aʊ̯.si.lɪˈaɾ], (faster pronunciation) /aw.siˈljaɾ/ [aʊ̯.siˈljaɾ]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /aw.si.liˈaʁ/ [aʊ̯.si.lɪˈaχ], (faster pronunciation) /aw.siˈljaʁ/ [aʊ̯.siˈljaχ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.si.liˈaɻ/ [aʊ̯.si.lɪˈaɻ], (faster pronunciation) /aw.siˈljaɻ/ [aʊ̯.siˈljaɻ]
- Hyphenation: au‧xi‧li‧ar
AdjectiveEdit
auxiliar m or f (plural auxiliares)
Etymology 2Edit
PronunciationEdit
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.si.liˈa(ʁ)/ [aʊ̯.si.lɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /aw.siˈlja(ʁ)/ [aʊ̯.siˈlja(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /aw.si.liˈa(ɾ)/ [aʊ̯.si.lɪˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /aw.siˈlja(ɾ)/ [aʊ̯.siˈlja(ɾ)]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /aw.si.liˈa(ʁ)/ [aʊ̯.si.lɪˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /aw.siˈlja(ʁ)/ [aʊ̯.siˈlja(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.si.liˈa(ɻ)/ [aʊ̯.si.lɪˈa(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /aw.siˈlja(ɻ)/ [aʊ̯.siˈlja(ɻ)]
- Hyphenation: au‧xi‧li‧ar
VerbEdit
auxiliar (first-person singular present auxilio, first-person singular preterite auxiliei, past participle auxiliado)
ConjugationEdit
1Brazil.
2Portugal.
ReferencesEdit
- ^ “auxiliar” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.
- ^ “auxiliar” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
RomanianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From French auxiliaire, from Latin auxiliaris.
AdjectiveEdit
auxiliar m or n (feminine singular auxiliară, masculine plural auxiliari, feminine and neuter plural auxiliare)
DeclensionEdit
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | auxiliar | auxiliară | auxiliari | auxiliare | ||
definite | auxiliarul | auxiliara | auxiliarii | auxiliarele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | auxiliar | auxiliare | auxiliari | auxiliare | ||
definite | auxiliarului | auxiliarei | auxiliarilor | auxiliarelor |
SpanishEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
Borrowed from Latin auxiliāris. Cognate with English auxiliary.
AdjectiveEdit
auxiliar (plural auxiliares)
- auxiliary, ancillary
- (accounting) subsidiary
- support (e.g. support staff)
Derived termsEdit
- libro mayor auxiliar (“subsidiary ledger”)
- mano auxiliar
- servicios auxiliares (“ancillary services”) (electric power)
- verbo auxiliar
NounEdit
auxiliar m or f (plural auxiliares)
HyponymsEdit
- auxiliar administrativo (“administrative assistant”)
- auxiliar de conversación
- auxiliar de vuelo
- auxiliar jurídico (“legal assistant”)
- auxiliar médico (“medical assistant”)
Etymology 2Edit
Borrowed from Latin auxiliārī.
VerbEdit
auxiliar (first-person singular present auxilio, first-person singular preterite auxilié, past participle auxiliado)
Usage notesEdit
Although in some regions auxiliar and ayudar can be synonymous to mean "to help", usually auxiliar is used in more grave or critical situations.
ConjugationEdit
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
Related termsEdit
Further readingEdit
- “auxiliar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014