adminicular
English
Etymology
From Latin adminiculō (“to prop up, support”) + -ar.
Adjective
adminicular (comparative more adminicular, superlative most adminicular)
- (obsolete) Supplying help; auxiliary; corroborative; explanatory.
- Synonym: adminiculary
- 1896, Robert Louis Stevenson, Records of a Family of Engineers:
- He came: he found the islanders beside themselves at this unwelcome resurrection of the dead and the detested; he was shown, as adminicular of testimony
Translations
supplying help; corroborative; explanatory
|
References
- “adminicular”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “adminicular”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.d͡ʒi.mi.ni.kuˈla(ʁ)/ [a.d͡ʒi.mi.ni.kuˈla(h)], /ad͡ʒ.mi.ni.kuˈla(ʁ)/ [ad͡ʒ.mi.ni.kuˈla(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /a.d͡ʒi.mi.ni.kuˈla(ɾ)/, /ad͡ʒ.mi.ni.kuˈla(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.d͡ʒi.mi.ni.kuˈla(ʁ)/ [a.d͡ʒi.mi.ni.kuˈla(χ)], /ad͡ʒ.mi.ni.kuˈla(ʁ)/ [ad͡ʒ.mi.ni.kuˈla(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ad͡ʒ.mi.ni.kuˈla(ɻ)/, /a.d͡ʒi.mi.ni.kuˈla(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.dmi.ni.kuˈlaɾ/ [ɐ.ðmi.ni.kuˈlaɾ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.dmi.ni.kuˈla.ɾi/ [ɐ.ðmi.ni.kuˈla.ɾi]
- Hyphenation: ad‧mi‧ni‧cu‧lar
Etymology 1
From adminículo + -ar.
Adjective
adminicular m or f (plural adminiculares)
- adminicular (supplying help; corroborative; explanatory)
Etymology 2
Same as the 1st etymology.
Verb
adminicular (first-person singular present adminiculo, first-person singular preterite adminiculei, past participle adminiculado)
- (transitive) to administer adminicle; help
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.