commissie

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch commissie, from Old French commission, from Latin commissio (“sending together; commission”), from prefix com- (“with”), + noun of action missio (“sending”), from perfect passive participle missus (“sent”), from the verb mittō (“to send”), + noun of action suffix -io.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌkɔˈmɪ.si/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: com‧mis‧sie
  • Rhymes: -ɪsi

Noun

commissie f (plural commissies, diminutive commissietje n)

  1. commission
    Synonym: commissariaat

Derived terms

  • feestcommissie (“party commission”)
  • ombudscommissie (“ombuds commission”)

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: kommissie
  • Sranan Tongo: komisi
  • → Indonesian: komisi
  • → Min Nan: 君媚書／君媚书 (kun-mī-si)
  • → Trió: komisi

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