auxiliar

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English

Etymology

From Latin auxiliaris.

Adjective

auxiliar (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) auxiliary

Derived terms

Noun

auxiliar (plural auxiliars)

  1. (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.

References

Catalan

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Adjective

auxiliar m or f (masculine and feminine plural auxiliars)

  1. auxiliary
  2. (grammar) auxiliary

Noun

auxiliar m or f by sense (plural auxiliars)

  1. auxiliary, assistant
    Synonyms: adjunt, ajudant
  2. substitute (teacher)
  3. (grammar) auxiliary

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Verb

auxiliar (first-person singular present auxilio, first-person singular preterite auxilií, past participle auxiliat)

  1. (transitive) to aid, to help
Conjugation
    Conjugation of auxiliar (first conjugation)
infinitive auxiliar
gerund auxiliant
past participle masculine feminine
singular auxiliat auxiliada
plural auxiliats auxiliades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present auxilio auxilies auxilia auxiliem auxilieu auxilien
imperfect auxiliava auxiliaves auxiliava auxiliàvem auxiliàveu auxiliaven
future auxiliaré auxiliaràs auxiliarà auxiliarem auxiliareu auxiliaran
preterite auxilií auxiliares auxilià auxiliàrem auxiliàreu auxiliaren
conditional auxiliaria auxiliaries auxiliaria auxiliaríem auxiliaríeu auxiliarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present auxiliï auxiliïs auxiliï auxiliem auxilieu auxiliïn
imperfect auxiliés auxiliessis auxiliés auxiliéssim auxiliéssiu auxiliessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
affirmative — auxilia auxiliï auxiliem auxilieu auxiliïn
negative (no) — no auxiliïs no auxiliï no auxiliem no auxilieu no auxiliïn
Derived terms

Further reading

Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin auxiliaris.

Adjective

auxiliar m or f (plural auxiliares)

  1. auxiliary

Verb

auxiliar (first-person singular present auxilio, first-person singular preterite auxiliei, past participle auxiliado)

  1. to aid, help

Conjugation

    Conjugation of auxiliar
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(ti) 		Third-person
(el / ela / Vde.) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal auxiliar
Personal auxiliar auxiliares auxiliar auxiliarmos auxiliardes auxiliaren
Gerund
auxiliando
Past participle
Masculine auxiliado auxiliados
Feminine auxiliada auxiliadas
Indicative
Present auxilio auxilias auxilia auxiliamos auxiliades auxilian
Imperfect auxiliaba auxiliabas auxiliaba auxiliabamos auxiliabades auxiliaban
Preterite auxiliei auxiliaches auxiliou auxiliamos auxiliastes auxiliaron
Pluperfect auxiliara auxiliaras auxiliara auxiliaramos auxiliarades auxiliaran
Future auxiliarei auxiliarás auxiliará auxiliaremos auxiliaredes auxiliarán
Conditional auxiliaría auxiliarías auxiliaría auxiliariamos auxiliariades auxiliarían
Subjunctive
Present auxilie auxilies auxilie auxiliemos auxiliedes auxilien
Imperfect auxiliase auxiliases auxiliase auxiliásemos auxiliásedes auxiliasen
Future auxiliar auxiliares auxiliar auxiliarmos auxiliardes auxiliaren
Imperative
Affirmative auxilia auxilie auxiliemos auxiliade auxilien
Negative (non) non auxilies non auxilie non auxiliemos non auxiliedes non auxilien
    Reintegrated conjugation of auxiliar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(ti / tu) 		Third-person
(ele / ela / você) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal auxiliar
Personal auxiliar auxiliares auxiliar auxiliarmos auxiliardes auxiliarem
Gerund
auxiliando
Past participle
Masculine auxiliado auxiliados
Feminine auxiliada auxiliadas
Indicative
Present auxilio auxilias auxilia auxiliamos auxiliades, auxiliais auxiliam
Imperfect auxiliava auxiliavas auxiliava auxiliávamos auxiliávades, auxiliáveis, auxiliávais1 auxiliavam
Preterite auxiliei auxiliaste, auxiliache1 auxiliou auxiliamos auxiliastes auxiliárom, auxiliaram
Pluperfect auxiliara auxiliaras auxiliara auxiliáramos auxiliárades, auxiliáreis, auxiliárais1 auxiliaram
Future auxiliarei auxiliarás auxiliará auxiliaremos auxiliaredes, auxiliareis auxiliarám, auxiliarão
Conditional auxiliaria auxiliarias auxiliaria auxiliaríamos auxiliaríades, auxiliaríeis, auxiliaríais1 auxiliariam
Subjunctive
Present auxilie auxilies auxilie auxiliemos auxiliedes, auxilieis auxiliem
Imperfect auxiliasse auxiliasses auxiliasse auxiliássemos auxiliássedes, auxiliásseis auxiliassem
Future auxiliar auxiliares auxiliar auxiliarmos auxiliardes auxiliarem
Imperative
Affirmative auxilia auxilie auxiliemos auxiliade, auxiliai auxiliem
Negative (nom) nom auxilies nom auxilie nom auxiliemos nom auxiliedes, nom auxilieis nom auxiliem

1Less recommended.

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin auxiliaris.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [aʊ̯ksiˈli̯aːɐ̯]
  • Hyphenation: au‧xi‧li‧ar
  • Audio:(file)

Adjective

auxiliar (strong nominative masculine singular auxiliarer, not comparable)

  1. auxiliary

Declension

Positive forms of auxiliar (uncomparable)
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist auxiliar sie ist auxiliar es ist auxiliar sie sind auxiliar
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative auxiliarer auxiliare auxiliares auxiliare
genitive auxiliaren auxiliarer auxiliaren auxiliarer
dative auxiliarem auxiliarer auxiliarem auxiliaren
accusative auxiliaren auxiliare auxiliares auxiliare
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der auxiliare die auxiliare das auxiliare die auxiliaren
genitive des auxiliaren der auxiliaren des auxiliaren der auxiliaren
dative dem auxiliaren der auxiliaren dem auxiliaren den auxiliaren
accusative den auxiliaren die auxiliare das auxiliare die auxiliaren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein auxiliarer eine auxiliare ein auxiliares (keine) auxiliaren
genitive eines auxiliaren einer auxiliaren eines auxiliaren (keiner) auxiliaren
dative einem auxiliaren einer auxiliaren einem auxiliaren (keinen) auxiliaren
accusative einen auxiliaren eine auxiliare ein auxiliares (keine) auxiliaren

Further reading

  • “auxiliar” in Duden online
  • “auxiliar” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin auxiliāris.[1][2]

Pronunciation

 
  • (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

Adjective

auxiliar m or f (plural auxiliares)

  1. auxiliary

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

 
  • (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

Verb

auxiliar (first-person singular present auxilio, first-person singular preterite auxiliei, past participle auxiliado)

  1. to aid
    Synonyms: ajudar, socorrer
Conjugation
    Conjugation of auxiliar (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 auxiliar
Personal auxiliar auxiliares auxiliar auxiliarmos auxiliardes auxiliarem
Gerund
auxiliando
Past participle
Masculine auxiliado auxiliados
Feminine auxiliada auxiliadas
Indicative
Present auxilio auxilias auxilia auxiliamos auxiliais auxiliam
Imperfect auxiliava auxiliavas auxiliava auxiliávamos auxiliáveis auxiliavam
Preterite auxiliei auxiliaste auxiliou auxiliamos1, auxiliámos2 auxiliastes auxiliaram
Pluperfect auxiliara auxiliaras auxiliara auxiliáramos auxiliáreis auxiliaram
Future auxiliarei auxiliarás auxiliará auxiliaremos auxiliareis auxiliarão
Conditional auxiliaria auxiliarias auxiliaria auxiliaríamos auxiliaríeis auxiliariam
Subjunctive
Present auxilie auxilies auxilie auxiliemos auxilieis auxiliem
Imperfect auxiliasse auxiliasses auxiliasse auxiliássemos auxiliásseis auxiliassem
Future auxiliar auxiliares auxiliar auxiliarmos auxiliardes auxiliarem
Imperative
Affirmative auxilia auxilie auxiliemos auxiliai auxiliem
Negative (não) não auxilies não auxilie não auxiliemos não auxilieis não auxiliem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

References

  1. ^ “auxiliar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
  2. ^ “auxiliar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French auxiliaire, from Latin auxiliaris.

Adjective

auxiliar m or n (feminine singular auxiliară, masculine plural auxiliari, feminine and neuter plural auxiliare)

  1. auxiliary

Declension

Declension of auxiliar
singular plural
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

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /auɡsiˈljaɾ/ [au̯ɣ̞.siˈljaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: au‧xi‧liar

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin auxiliāris. Cognate with English auxiliary.

Adjective

auxiliar m or f (masculine and feminine plural auxiliares)

  1. auxiliary, ancillary
  2. (accounting) subsidiary
  3. support (e.g. support staff)
Derived terms

Noun

auxiliar m or f by sense (plural auxiliares)

  1. assistant, attendant, steward, stewardess, aide
Hyponyms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin auxiliārī.

Verb

auxiliar (first-person singular present auxilio, first-person singular preterite auxilié, past participle auxiliado)

  1. to help, to aid
Usage notes
  • Although in some regions auxiliar and ayudar can be synonymous to mean "to help", usually auxiliar is used in more grave or critical situations.
Conjugation
    Conjugation of auxiliar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive auxiliar
gerund auxiliando
past participle masculine feminine
singular auxiliado auxiliada
plural auxiliados auxiliadas
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 auxilio auxiliastú
auxiliásvos 		auxilia auxiliamos auxiliáis auxilian
imperfect auxiliaba auxiliabas auxiliaba auxiliábamos auxiliabais auxiliaban
preterite auxilié auxiliaste auxilió auxiliamos auxiliasteis auxiliaron
future auxiliaré auxiliarás auxiliará auxiliaremos auxiliaréis auxiliarán
conditional auxiliaría auxiliarías auxiliaría auxiliaríamos auxiliaríais auxiliarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present auxilie auxiliestú
auxiliésvos2 		auxilie auxiliemos auxiliéis auxilien
imperfect
(ra) 		auxiliara auxiliaras auxiliara auxiliáramos auxiliarais auxiliaran
imperfect
(se) 		auxiliase auxiliases auxiliase auxiliásemos auxiliaseis auxiliasen
future1 auxiliare auxiliares auxiliare auxiliáremos auxiliareis auxiliaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative auxiliatú
auxiliávos 		auxilie auxiliemos auxiliad auxilien
negative no auxilies no auxilie no auxiliemos no auxiliéis no auxilien

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

    Selected combined forms of auxiliar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
with infinitive auxiliar
dative auxiliarme auxiliarte auxiliarle, auxiliarse auxiliarnos auxiliaros auxiliarles, auxiliarse
accusative auxiliarme auxiliarte auxiliarlo, auxiliarla, auxiliarse auxiliarnos auxiliaros auxiliarlos, auxiliarlas, auxiliarse
with gerund auxiliando
dative auxiliándome auxiliándote auxiliándole, auxiliándose auxiliándonos auxiliándoos auxiliándoles, auxiliándose
accusative auxiliándome auxiliándote auxiliándolo, auxiliándola, auxiliándose auxiliándonos auxiliándoos auxiliándolos, auxiliándolas, auxiliándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative auxilia
dative auxíliame auxíliate auxíliale auxílianos not used auxíliales
accusative auxíliame auxíliate auxílialo, auxíliala auxílianos not used auxílialos, auxílialas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative auxiliá
dative auxiliame auxiliate auxiliale auxilianos not used auxiliales
accusative auxiliame auxiliate auxilialo, auxiliala auxilianos not used auxilialos, auxilialas
with formal second-person singular imperative auxilie
dative auxílieme not used auxíliele, auxíliese auxílienos not used auxílieles
accusative auxílieme not used auxílielo, auxíliela, auxíliese auxílienos not used auxílielos, auxílielas
with first-person plural imperative auxiliemos
dative not used auxiliémoste auxiliémosle auxiliémonos auxiliémoos auxiliémosles
accusative not used auxiliémoste auxiliémoslo, auxiliémosla auxiliémonos auxiliémoos auxiliémoslos, auxiliémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative auxiliad
dative auxiliadme not used auxiliadle auxiliadnos auxiliaos auxiliadles
accusative auxiliadme not used auxiliadlo, auxiliadla auxiliadnos auxiliaos auxiliadlos, auxiliadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative auxilien
dative auxílienme not used auxílienle auxíliennos not used auxílienles, auxíliense
accusative auxílienme not used auxílienlo, auxílienla auxíliennos not used auxílienlos, auxílienlas, auxíliense

Further reading

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