Sekretär

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)

  1. secretary (male or unspecified sex)
  2. official of an organization
  3. (historical) high-ranking member in the Central committee of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany
  4. (Germany) title of a Beamter ("Public servant") at the beginning of the middle service
  5. (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

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