ancilar
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ancillāris.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɐ̃.siˈlaʁ/ [ɐ̃.siˈlah]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ɐ̃.siˈlaɾ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ɐ̃.siˈlaʁ/ [ɐ̃.siˈlaχ]
- (Caipira) IPA(key): /ɐ̃.siˈlaɻ/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ̃.siˈlaɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ̃.siˈla.ɾi/
Adjective
ancilar m or f (plural ancilares)
- ancillary (subordinate, secondary, auxiliary, accessory)
- Synonyms: subordinado, secundário, auxiliar, ancilário, auxiliário
Further reading
- “ancilar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “ancilar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French ancillaire.
Adjective
ancilar m or n (feminine singular ancilară, masculine plural ancilari, feminine/neuter plural ancilare)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
| nominative- accusative |
indefinite | ancilar | ancilară | ancilari | ancilare | |||
| definite | ancilarul | ancilara | ancilarii | ancilarele | ||||
| genitive- dative |
indefinite | ancilar | ancilare | ancilari | ancilare | |||
| definite | ancilarului | ancilarei | ancilarilor | ancilarelor | ||||
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ancillāris.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /anθiˈlaɾ/ [ãn̟.θiˈlaɾ] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
- IPA(key): /ansiˈlaɾ/ [ãn.siˈlaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: an‧ci‧lar
Adjective
ancilar m or f (masculine and feminine plural ancilares)
Further reading
- “ancilar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
- Manuel Seco; Olimpia Andrés; Gabino Ramos (3 August 2023), “ancilar”, in Diccionario del español actual [Dictionary of Current Spanish] (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA [BBVA Foundation]