Wiktionary http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Main_Page MediaWiki 1.16alpha case-sensitive Media Special Talk User User talk Wiktionary Wiktionary talk File File talk MediaWiki MediaWiki talk Template Template talk Help Help talk Category Category talk Appendix Appendix talk Concordance Concordance talk Index Index talk Rhymes Rhymes talk Transwiki Transwiki talk Wikisaurus Wikisaurus talk WT WT talk Citations Citations talk 39594 6943159 2009-07-05T21:18:42Z Interwicket 46132 iwiki +[[:es:chief]] ==English== {{rank|gentleman|persons|wrote|610|chief|company|sweet|duty}} {{wikipedia}} ===Etymology=== From {{etyl|enm|en}}, from {{etyl|fro|en}} {{term|chief||lang=fro|leader}}, from {{LL.}} {{term|capum||lang=la|head}}, from {{etyl|la|en}} {{term|caput||lang=la|head}} ===Pronunciation=== * {{IPA|/tʃiːf/}} * {{audio|en-us-chief.ogg|Audio (US)}} * {{rhymes|iːf}} ===Noun=== {{en-noun}} # A [[leader]] or respected [[elder]] in a [[tribe]]. #: ''They came to the '''chief''' to resolve their dispute.'' # The [[head]] of an organization. #: ''All firefighters report to the fire '''chief'''.'' # {{heraldiccharge}} A [[horizontal]] [[band]] across the top of a [[shield]]. #* '''1889''', Charles Norton Elvin, ''A Dictionary of Heraldry'': #*: When the '''Chief''' is Charged with any figure, in blazon it is said to be "''On a '''Chief'''''". ====Derived terms==== {{lookfrom|chief}} {{der-top}} * [[chief constable]] * [[chiefess]] * [[chief executive]] * [[chief executive officer]]/[[CEO]] * [[chief legal officer]] * [[chief mate]] * [[chief of staff]] * [[chief of state]] * [[chief petty officer]] {{der-mid}} * [[chieftain]] * [[commander in chief]] * [[dexter chief ]] * [[editor in chief]] * [[fire chief]] * [[in chief]] * [[police chief]] * [[war chief]] {{der-bottom}} ====Synonyms==== * See also [[Wikisaurus:boss]] ====Translations==== {{trans-top|leader or respected elder in a tribe}} * Czech: {{t-|cs|náčelník|m}} * German: {{t+|de|Häuptling|m}} * Maori: [[rangatira]] {{trans-mid}} * Russian: {{t+|ru|вождь|m|tr=vožd'|sc=Cyrl}} * [[Taos]]: [[łòwa’ána]], [[tə̀ot’ų́nena]] (of town or house) {{trans-bottom}} {{trans-top|head of an organization}} * Armenian: [[պետ]] (pet) * Czech: [[náčelník]] {{m}} (''fire chief''), [[šéf]] {{m}} {{trans-mid}} * German: {{t+|de|Chef|m}}, {{qualifier|slang}} {{t-|de|Boss|m}} * Russian: {{t+|ru|начальник|m|tr=načál'nik|sc=Cyrl}}, {{t+|ru|шеф|m|tr=šef|sc=Cyrl}} {{trans-bottom}} {{checktrans-top}} * Czech: [[hlava]] {{f}} (3) * Japanese: [[長]] ([[ちょう]], chō) (1,2); [[長官]] ([[ちょうかん]], chōkan) (1,2) {{trans-mid}} * Russian: [[вождь]] (vožd') {{m}} (1), [[начальник]] (načál'nik) {{m}} (2), [[шеф]] (šef) {{m}} (2) * Serbian: [[nečelnik]], [[vožd]], [[vodja]] * Spanish: [[jefe]] {{m}} (1), (2) * Swedish: [[hövding]] {{c}} (1) {{trans-bottom}} ===Adjective=== {{en-adj|-}} # [[primary|Primary]]; [[principal]]. #: ''Negligence was the '''chief''' cause of the disaster.'' {{trans-top|head of an organization}} * German: {{t+|de|hauptsächlich}}, {{t+|de|primär}} {{trans-mid}} {{trans-bottom}} ===See also=== * [[chef]] [[Category:1000 English basic words]] [[ar:chief]] [[bs:chief]] [[de:chief]] [[et:chief]] [[es:chief]] [[fr:chief]] [[gl:chief]] [[ko:chief]] [[hy:chief]] [[io:chief]] [[it:chief]] [[kk:chief]] [[sw:chief]] [[ku:chief]] [[lo:chief]] [[hu:chief]] [[pl:chief]] [[pt:chief]] [[simple:chief]] [[fi:chief]] [[sv:chief]] [[ta:chief]] [[te:chief]] [[uk:chief]] [[vi:chief]] [[zh:chief]]