secretaris

Catalan

Noun

secretaris

  1. plural of secretari

Dutch

Etymology

From Medieval Latin sēcrētārius (“one entrusted with secrets”), from Latin sēcrētus (“private, secret”), perfect passive participle of sēcernō (“I separate; I part; I reject”), from sē- (“apart”) + cernō (“I separate, sift”).

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)
  • IPA(key): /sɪkrəˈtaːrɪs/
  • Hyphenation: se‧cre‧ta‧ris
  • Rhymes: -aːrɪs

Noun

secretaris m (plural secretarissen, diminutive secretarisje n, feminine secretaresse)

  1. secretary
  2. receptionist
  3. secretary bird

Synonyms

Descendants

  • → Caribbean Javanese: suketaris
  • → Indonesian: sekretaris
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