auxiliaire

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ok.si.ljɛʁ/, /oɡ.zi.ljɛʁ/
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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin auxiliāris, from auxilium (“help”).

Adjective

auxiliaire (plural auxiliaires)

(chiefly grammar) auxiliary

Derived terms

auxiliairement

Etymology 2

Ellipsis of verbe auxiliaire.

Noun

auxiliaire m (plural auxiliaires)

(grammar) a helping verb, an auxiliary verb

Further reading

“auxiliaire” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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