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/

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• 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

Further reading

• Europese Commissie on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl