Sekretär

See also: sekretar, sekretär, sekretář, and sekretær

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sēcrētārius.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /zekreˈtɛːr/, [ze-], [ˌzɛ-], [ˌzeː-], [-kʁe-], [-kʁə-], [-ˈtɛ(ː)ɐ̯], [-ˈte(ː)ɐ̯]
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Hyphenation: Se‧kre‧tär

Noun

Sekretär m (strong, genitive Sekretärs, plural Sekretäre, feminine Sekretärin)

secretary (male or unspecified sex)
official of an organization
(historical) high-ranking member in the Central committee of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany
(Germany) title of a Beamter ("Public servant") at the beginning of the middle service
(furniture) bureau, secretary
Synonym: Schreibsekretär m

Usage notes

(3) Often used with an addendum, for example, Sekretär für .. ("Secretary for ..") or Parteisekretär ("Party secretary").
(4) The title is always preceded by a prefix. The most common prefix is Regierungs- ("in government administration"), in which case the full title is Regierungssekretär.
In terms of hierarchy, a Sekretär is comparable to a Stabsunteroffizier (staff sergeant) or Obermaat (Petty Officer Second Class).

Declension

Declension of Sekretär [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Sekretär	die	Sekretäre
genitive	eines	des	Sekretärs	der	Sekretäre
dative	einem	dem	Sekretär	den	Sekretären
accusative	einen	den	Sekretär	die	Sekretäre

Related terms

Sekretariat