auxiliary

English

Etymology

From Latin auxiliarius, equiv. to auxiliaris (“helping, aiding”), from auxilium (“help, aid”), from augere (“to increase”).

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ɔːkˈsɪljəɹi/, IPA: /ɔːkˈsɪliəɹi/, IPA: /ɔːkˈsɪləɹi/
• (GenAm) IPA: /ɔɡˈzɪljɛɹi/, IPA: /ɔɡˈzɪliɛɹi/
• (cot-caught merged) IPA: /ɑɡˈzɪljɛɹi/, IPA: /ɑɡˈzɪliɛɹi/

Adjective

auxiliary (not comparable)

1. Helping; giving assistance or support.
2. Supplementary or subsidiary.
3. Held in reserve for exceptional circumstances.
4. (nautical) Of a ship, having both sails and an engine.
5. (grammar) Relating to an auxiliary verb.

Synonyms

• (supplementary): accessory
• (having sails and engine): motorsailer

Translations

helping; giving assistance or support

Armenian: օժանդակ (hy) (ōžandak) Bulgarian: помощен (bg), спомагателен (bg) Croatian: pòmoćnī (hr) Czech: pomocný (cs) m. Dutch: helpend (nl), ondersteunend (nl), hulp- (nl) (prefix) Esperanto: helpa (eo) Estonian: abistav (et) Finnish: apu (fi)-, lisä- (fi), avustava (fi)

German: helfend (de), unterstützend (de), hilfs- (de) (prefix) Greek: βοηθητικός (el) (voithitikós) Hungarian: kisegítő (hu) Ido: helpiva (io), helpanta (io) Korean: 보조 (ko) (bojo) Polish: pomocniczy (pl) m., pomocnicza (pl) f., pomocnicze (pl) n. Russian: вспомогательный (ru) (vspomogát'el'nyj)

supplementary or subsidiary

Armenian: օժանդակ (hy) (ōžandak) Bulgarian: допълнителен (bg) Croatian: spȍredan (hr), ȕzgrēdan (hr), ùsputan (hr) Dutch: extra (nl), bijkomend (nl), ondersteunend (nl), hulp- (nl) (prefix) Estonian: täiendav Finnish: apu-

German: subsidiär (de), unterstützend (de) Hungarian: kiegészítő (hu) Russian: вспомогательный (ru) (vspomogát'el'nyj), дополнительный (ru) (dopolnít'el'nyj), запасной (ru) (zapasnój) Spanish: auxiliar (es)

held in reserve for exceptional circumstances

Bulgarian: резервен (bg) Croatian: príčuvnī (hr) Dutch: reserve- (nl) (prefix) Finnish: apu-, lisä- German: zurückhaltend (de),

Hungarian: tartalék (hu) Polish: rezerwowy (pl) m., rezerwowa (pl) f., rezerwowe (pl) n. Russian: вспомогательный (ru) (vspomogát'el'nyj), дополнительный (ru) (dopolnít'el'nyj), запасной (ru) (zapasnój)

of a ship, having both sails and an engine

Dutch: met hulpmotor (nl)

relating to an auxiliary verb

Bulgarian: спомагателен (bg) Croatian: pòmoćnī (hr) Dutch: hulp- (nl) (prefix) Finnish: apu- French: auxiliaire (fr) m.

Hungarian: segéd (hu) Norwegian: hjelpe- (no), hjelpeverb (no) n. Polish: posiłkowy (pl) m., posiłkowa (pl) f., posiłkowe (pl) n. Russian: вспомогательный (ru) (vspomogát'el'nyj)

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Ido: auxiliara Interlingua: auxiliar

Italian: ausiliare, ausiliario

Noun

auxiliary (plural auxiliaries)

1. A person or group that acts in an auxiliary manner.
2. A sailing vessel equipped with an engine.
3. (grammar) An auxiliary verb.
4. A marching band colorguard.

Translations

person or group that acts in an auxiliary manner

Bulgarian: помощник (bg) Finnish: avustaja (fi) Ido: helpanto (io), helpero (io), helpilo (io), helpivo (io)

Italian: ausiliare (it) Russian: помощник (ru) (pomóšnik) m., ассистент (ru) (assist'ént) m. Spanish: auxiliar (es) m. and f., ayudante (es) m. and f. Turkish: yardımcı (tr)

sailing vessel equipped with an engine

Dutch: zeilboot met hulpmotor (nl)

auxiliary verb

Bulgarian: спомагателен глагол (bg) Dutch: hulpwerkwoord (nl) Finnish: apuverbi (fi) German: Auxiliar (de) n., Hilfsverb (de) n.

Italian: ausiliare (it) Polish: czasownik posiłkowy (pl) m. Russian: вспомогательный глагол (ru) (vspomogát'el'nyj glagól) m. Turkish: yardmcı fiil (tr)

Related terms

• auction
• auctioneer
• augment
• augmentation

External links

• auxiliary in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• auxiliary in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911