secretaris

Catalan

Noun

secretaris

1. 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)

1. secretary
2. receptionist
3. secretary bird

Synonyms

• geheimschrijver
• (bird): secretarisvogel

Descendants

• → Caribbean Javanese: suketaris
• → Indonesian: sekretaris