ancilar

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ancillāris.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.siˈlaʁ/ [ɐ̃.siˈlah]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.siˈlaʁ/ [ɐ̃.siˈlah]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.siˈlaɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.siˈlaʁ/ [ɐ̃.siˈlaχ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.siˈlaɻ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.siˈlaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.siˈlaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.siˈla.ɾi/

Adjective

ancilar m or f (plural ancilares)

1. ancillary (subordinate, secondary, auxiliary, accessory)

   Synonyms: subordinado, secundário, auxiliar, ancilário, auxiliário

Further reading

• “ancilar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French ancillaire.

Adjective

ancilar m or n (feminine singular ancilară, masculine plural ancilari, feminine and neuter plural ancilare)

1. ancillary

Declension

Declension of ancilar

		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): (Spain) /anθiˈlaɾ/ [ãn̟.θiˈlaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ansiˈlaɾ/ [ãn.siˈlaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: an‧ci‧lar

Adjective

ancilar m or f (masculine and feminine plural ancilares)

1. ancillary, subordinate

Further reading

• “ancilar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014