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officier

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Officier van de Belgische Zeemacht met drie officierskruisen
Officer of the Belgian Navy with three officer's crosses

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɔ.fiˈsir/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: of‧fi‧cier

Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch officier (official), from Old French officier, from Latin officiārius.

Noun

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officier m (plural officieren or officiers, diminutive officiertje n)

  1. officer
  2. (obsolete) official
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Descendants
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  • Afrikaans: offisier
  • Sranan Tongo: ofsiri
  • Indonesian: opsir

Etymology 2

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Phono-semantic matching of English overseer. Doublet of bastiaan and basya.

Noun

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officier m (plural officieren or officiers, diminutive officiertje n)

  1. (Suriname, history) plantation overseer
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French

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Medieval Latin officiō (infinitive officiāre).

Verb

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officier

  1. to officiate
Conjugation
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Etymology 2

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    Borrowed from Medieval Latin officiārius.

    Noun

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    officier m (plural officiers, feminine officière)

    1. officer
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    Middle English

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    Noun

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    officier

    1. alternative form of officer

    Old French

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    Alternative forms

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    Etymology

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    From Latin officiārius; equivalent to office +‎ -ier.

    Noun

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    officier oblique singularm (oblique plural officiers, nominative singular officiers, nominative plural officier)

    1. officer

    Descendants

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