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“auxiliar, auxiliary” in Latin
auxiliārisassisting, helping, aiding; auxiliaryauxiliāriusauxiliaries (troops); assistant; allycōpiasupply, abundance, copiousness, wealth, riches; plenty, fulness, multitude; opportunity, facilities (the means of doing auxiliumhelp, aid, assistance, relief; antidote, remedyadiūtorhelper, assistant; deputy
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
auxiliar, auxiliary
auxiliaris: auxiliarius. Auxiliary forces, auxiliares or auxiliarii milites, copiae, etc., or auxiliares only: auxilia, plur. Auxiliary forces suddenly raised, auxilia repentina; milites subitarii (Liv., 3, 4, extr.). Auxiliary verb, verbum auxiliare. To be auxiliary to any thing, adjuvare aliquid: adjumento esse ad aliquid.
auxiliar, auxiliary s.
adjutor. Vid. HELPER, ASSISTANT.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for auxiliar, auxiliary?
- The usual Latin words for “auxiliar, auxiliary” are auxiliāris, auxiliārius, cōpia; also auxilium, adiūtor. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.