secretaris

Catalan edit

Noun edit

secretaris

plural of secretari

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

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

Noun edit

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

Synonyms edit

geheimschrijver
(bird): secretarisvogel

Descendants edit

→ Caribbean Javanese: suketaris
→ Indonesian: sekretaris