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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ænˈsɪl.ə.ɹiː/ [UK], /ˈæn.səˌlɛɹ.i/ [US], [ˈɛn.səˌlɛɹ.i] [US], /ænˈsɪl.ɪ.ɹi/ [General-Australian], [ɛːnˈsɪl.ɪ.ɹi] [General-Australian] Audio: en-us-ancillary.ogg , en-au-ancillary.ogg Forms: more ancillary [comparative], most ancillary [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪləɹi Etymology: From Latin ancillāris (“ancillary; relating to maids”), from ancilla (“maid”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|ancillāris||ancillary; relating to maids}} Latin ancillāris (“ancillary; relating to maids”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} ancillary (comparative more ancillary, superlative most ancillary)
  1. Subordinate; secondary; auxiliary. Synonyms: accessory Derived forms: ancillarily, ancillariness, ancillary relief, ancillary travel services, nonancillary Translations (subordinate, secondary, auxiliary, accessory): помощен (pomošten) (Bulgarian), спомагателен (spomagatelen) (Bulgarian), auxiliar (Catalan), sekundær (Danish), underordnet (Danish), ondergeschikt (Dutch), ondersteunend (Dutch), avustava (Finnish), apu- (Finnish), oheis- (Finnish), tukeva (Finnish), tuki- (Finnish), toissijainen (Finnish), subordonné [masculine] (French), secondaire [feminine, masculine] (French), auxiliaire [feminine, masculine] (French), ancillaire (French), hilfs- (German), neben- (German), zusatz- (German), subordinato [masculine] (Italian), secondario [masculine] (Italian), ausiliare (Italian), podrzędny (Polish), podporządkowany (Polish), pomocniczy (Polish), akcesoryczny (Polish), subordinado [masculine] (Portuguese), secundário [masculine] (Portuguese), auxiliar (Portuguese), ancilário [masculine] (Portuguese), ancilar (Portuguese), auxiliário [masculine] (Portuguese), вспомога́тельный (vspomogátelʹnyj) (Russian), подсо́бный (podsóbnyj) (Russian), дополни́тельный (dopolnítelʹnyj) (Russian), подчинённый (podčinjónnyj) (Russian), secundario (Spanish), auxiliar (Spanish), underordnad (Swedish), sekundär (Swedish), yardımcı (Turkish), tali (Turkish), مُعاوِن (muawan) (Urdu)
    Sense id: en-ancillary-en-adj-28DtWaaB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Urdu translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 86 7 7 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 84 11 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 88 6 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 6 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 82 10 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 82 11 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 89 6 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 86 10 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 82 11 8 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 89 8 3 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 85 7 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 90 7 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 81 12 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 78 8 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 90 7 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 92 6 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 83 10 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 83 10 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Urdu translations: 87 6 7

Noun [English]

IPA: /ænˈsɪl.ə.ɹiː/ [UK], /ˈæn.səˌlɛɹ.i/ [US], [ˈɛn.səˌlɛɹ.i] [US], /ænˈsɪl.ɪ.ɹi/ [General-Australian], [ɛːnˈsɪl.ɪ.ɹi] [General-Australian] Audio: en-us-ancillary.ogg , en-au-ancillary.ogg Forms: ancillaries [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪləɹi Etymology: From Latin ancillāris (“ancillary; relating to maids”), from ancilla (“maid”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|ancillāris||ancillary; relating to maids}} Latin ancillāris (“ancillary; relating to maids”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} ancillary (plural ancillaries)
  1. Something that serves an ancillary function, such as an easel for a painter.
    Sense id: en-ancillary-en-noun-7mk1oqyX
  2. (archaic) An auxiliary. Tags: archaic Translations (person): apulainen (Finnish), alainen (Finnish), domestique (French), serviteur (French), boy (French), aide à la personne (French), employé de maison (French), domestico (Italian), servo (Italian), pomocnik [masculine] (Polish), подчинённый (podčinjónnyj) (Russian), auxiliar [feminine, masculine] (Spanish), ayudante [feminine, masculine] (Spanish), subordinado [masculine] (Spanish), subordinada [feminine] (Spanish), criado (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-ancillary-en-noun-CSnSSNSm Disambiguation of 'person': 12 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (thing): apuväline (Finnish), accessoire [masculine] (French), środek m pomocniczy (Polish), pomoce [plural] (Polish), вспомогательная дета́ль (vspomogatelʹnaja) [feminine] (Russian), auxiliar [feminine, masculine] (Spanish), accesorio [masculine] (Spanish), apoyo [masculine] (Spanish)
Disambiguation of 'thing': 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "person",
      "word": "apulainen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "person",
      "word": "alainen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "person",
      "word": "domestique"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "person",
      "word": "serviteur"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "person",
      "word": "boy"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "person",
      "word": "aide à la personne"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "person",
      "word": "employé de maison"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "person",
      "word": "domestico"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "person",
      "word": "servo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pomocnik"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "podčinjónnyj",
      "sense": "person",
      "word": "подчинённый"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "person",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "auxiliar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "person",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ayudante"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "person",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "subordinado"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "person",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "subordinada"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "person",
      "word": "criado"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ancillary"
}

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{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/2013",
  "msg": "more than one value in \"roman\": detálʹ vs. vspomogatelʹnaja",
  "path": [
    "ancillary"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "ancillary",
  "trace": ""
}

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