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sekretarz.

secretary (male person keeping records and handling clerical work)

9 characters3 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/sɛˈkrɛ.taʂ//sɛˈkrɛ.tɒr̝/Middle, Polish/sɛˈkrɛ.tɒʂ/Middle, Polish
  1. secretary (male person keeping records and handling clerical work)

    masculine · person
  2. secretary (person who keeps records, takes notes and handles general clerical work)

    masculine · person
  3. secretary (person who deals with organizational and administrative matters of an institution or organization)

    masculine · person
  4. secretary (managerial or leading position in certain non-profit organizations, such as political parties, trade unions, international organizations)

    masculine · person
  5. secretary (person who holds the highest position in a political organization)

    masculine · person
  6. the highest-ranking local government official, who is the deputy of the city president, mayor, commune head or starosta

    masculine · person
  7. an official who ran the royal office in former Poland

    historical · masculine · person
  8. in medieval Poland, an honorary title formerly given by the king to scholars and writers

    masculine · person
  9. secretary (head of a department of the government of the United States of America)

    masculine · person
  10. report editor for a council

    masculine · obsolete · person
  11. confidant; secretary (person with whom one can keep secrets)

    Middle · Polish · masculine · person
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *s(w)éder. Latin sē- Proto-Indo-European *krey-der. Proto-Italic *krinō Latin cernō Latin sēcrētus Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Medieval Latin secrētāriusbor. French secrétairebor. Polish sekretarz Borrowed from French secrétaire. First attested in the 16th century. Compare Kashubian sekretôra.

noun/sɛˈkrɛ.taʂ//sɛˈkrɛ.tɒr̝/Middle, Polish/sɛˈkrɛ.tɒʂ/Middle, Polish
  1. book of letter boilerplates

    inanimate · masculine · obsolete
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *s(w)éder. Latin sē- Proto-Indo-European *krey-der. Proto-Italic *krinō Latin cernō Latin sēcrētus Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Medieval Latin secrētāriusbor. French secrétairebor. Polish sekretarz Borrowed from French secrétaire. First attested in the 16th century. Compare Kashubian sekretôra.

noun/sɛˈkrɛ.taʂ//sɛˈkrɛ.tɒr̝/Middle, Polish/sɛˈkrɛ.tɒʂ/Middle, Polish
  1. secretary bird (Sagittarius serpentarius)

    animal-not-person · masculine
  2. a type of party game

    animal-not-person · masculine · obsolete
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *s(w)éder. Latin sē- Proto-Indo-European *krey-der. Proto-Italic *krinō Latin cernō Latin sēcrētus Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -ārius Medieval Latin secrētāriusbor. French secrétairebor. Polish sekretarz Borrowed from French secrétaire. First attested in the 16th century. Compare Kashubian sekretôra.

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