# auxiliar
## English
### Etymology

From Latin auxiliaris.

### Adjective

auxiliar (not comparable)
* (obsolete) auxiliary
** 1715–1720, Homer, translated by Alexander Pope, “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.

#### Derived terms

* auxiliarly

### Noun

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.

### References

* “auxiliar”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

## Catalan
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [əwk.si.liˈar]
* IPA: (Balearic) [əwk.si.liˈa]
* IPA: (Valencia) [awk.si.liˈaɾ]

#### Adjective

auxiliar m or f (masculine and feminine plural auxiliars)
* auxiliary
* (grammar) auxiliary

#### Noun

auxiliar m or f by sense (plural auxiliars)
* auxiliary, assistant
    Synonyms: adjunt, ajudant
* substitute (teacher)
* (grammar) auxiliary

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [əwk.si.liˈa]
* IPA: (Valencia) [awk.si.liˈaɾ]

#### Verb

auxiliar (first-person singular present auxilio, first-person singular preterite auxilií, past participle auxiliat)
* (transitive) to aid, to help

##### Derived terms

* auxiliaria
* auxiliador

### Related terms

* auxili

### Further reading

* “auxiliar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025

## Galician
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin auxiliaris.

### Adjective

auxiliar m or f (plural auxiliares)
* auxiliary

### Verb

auxiliar (first-person singular present auxilio, first-person singular preterite auxiliei, past participle auxiliado)
* to aid, help

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

## German
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin auxiliaris.

### Pronunciation

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

### Adjective

auxiliar (strong nominative masculine singular auxiliarer, not comparable)
* auxiliary

#### Declension
### Further reading

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

## Portuguese
### Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin auxiliāris.

#### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /aw.si.liˈaʁ/ [aʊ̯.si.lɪˈah], (faster pronunciation) /aw.siˈljaʁ/ [aʊ̯.siˈljah]
* (Brazil) IPA: /aw.si.liˈaʁ/ [aʊ̯.si.lɪˈah], (faster pronunciation) /aw.siˈljaʁ/ [aʊ̯.siˈljah]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /aw.si.liˈaɾ/ [aʊ̯.si.lɪˈaɾ], (faster pronunciation) /aw.siˈljaɾ/ [aʊ̯.siˈljaɾ]
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /aw.si.liˈaʁ/ [aʊ̯.si.lɪˈaχ], (faster pronunciation) /aw.siˈljaʁ/ [aʊ̯.siˈljaχ]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /aw.si.liˈaɻ/ [aʊ̯.si.lɪˈaɻ], (faster pronunciation) /aw.siˈljaɻ/ [aʊ̯.siˈljaɻ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /aw.siˈljaɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /aw.siˈljaɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /aw.siˈlja.ɾi/
* Hyphenation: au‧xi‧li‧ar

#### Adjective

auxiliar m or f (plural auxiliares)
* auxiliary

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /aw.si.liˈa(ʁ)/ [aʊ̯.si.lɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /aw.siˈlja(ʁ)/ [aʊ̯.siˈlja(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /aw.si.liˈa(ʁ)/ [aʊ̯.si.lɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /aw.siˈlja(ʁ)/ [aʊ̯.siˈlja(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /aw.si.liˈa(ɾ)/ [aʊ̯.si.lɪˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /aw.siˈlja(ɾ)/ [aʊ̯.siˈlja(ɾ)]
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /aw.si.liˈa(ʁ)/ [aʊ̯.si.lɪˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /aw.siˈlja(ʁ)/ [aʊ̯.siˈlja(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /aw.si.liˈa(ɻ)/ [aʊ̯.si.lɪˈa(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /aw.siˈlja(ɻ)/ [aʊ̯.siˈlja(ɻ)]
* (Portugal) IPA: /aw.siˈljaɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /aw.siˈljaɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /aw.siˈlja.ɾi/
* Hyphenation: au‧xi‧li‧ar

#### Verb

auxiliar (first-person singular present auxilio, first-person singular preterite auxiliei, past participle auxiliado)
* to aid
    Synonyms: ajudar, socorrer

##### Conjugation

$^1$Brazilian Portuguese. $^2$European Portuguese.

### References

* ↑ “auxiliar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* ↑ “auxiliar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

## 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)
* auxiliary

#### Declension
## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /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)
* auxiliary, ancillary
* (accounting) subsidiary
* support (e.g. support staff)

##### Derived terms

* libro mayor auxiliar (“subsidiary ledger”)
* mano auxiliar
* obispo auxiliar
* servicios auxiliares (“ancillary services”) (electric power)
* verbo auxiliar

#### Noun

auxiliar m or f by sense (plural auxiliares)
* assistant, attendant, steward, stewardess, aide

##### Hyponyms

* auxiliar administrativo (“administrative assistant”)
* auxiliar de conversación
* auxiliar de vuelo
* auxiliar jurídico (“legal assistant”)
* auxiliar médico (“medical assistant”)

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin auxiliārī.

#### Verb

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

$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

##### Related terms

* aumentar
* aumento
* auxiliador
* auxilio

### Further reading

* “auxiliar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10