Sekretariat

See also: sekretariat

German

Etymology

From French secrétariat, from Medieval Latin secretariatus, derived from sēcrētārius (“secretary”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ze.kre.ta.riˈaːt/, [ze-], [ˌzɛ-], [ˌzeː-], [-kʁe-], [-kʁə-], [-taʁi-], [-taʁɪ-], [-ˈaːt], [-ˈjaːt]

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Noun

Sekretariat n (strong, genitive Sekretariats or Sekretariates, plural Sekretariate)

1. a central office in any business or institution (or a department thereof), responsible for correspondence, making appointments, and general administrative support
2. secretariat

Declension

Declension of Sekretariat [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Sekretariat	die	Sekretariate
genitive	eines	des	Sekretariats, Sekretariates	der	Sekretariate
dative	einem	dem	Sekretariat, Sekretariate1	den	Sekretariaten
accusative	ein	das	Sekretariat	die	Sekretariate

¹Now rare, see notes.

Related terms

• Sekretär, Sekretärin

Further reading

• “Sekretariat” in Duden online
• “Sekretariat” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache