secretaris

Catalan

Noun

secretaris

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

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

Noun

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

Synonyms

geheimschrijver
(bird): secretarisvogel

Descendants

→ Caribbean Javanese: suketaris
→ Indonesian: sekretaris