Sekretariat
See also: sekretariat
German
Etymology
From French secrétariat, from Medieval Latin secretariatus, derived from sēcrētārius (“secretary”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ze.kre.ta.riˈaːt/, [ze-], [ˌzɛ-], [ˌzeː-], [-kʁe-], [-kʁə-], [-taʁi-], [-taʁɪ-], [-ˈaːt], [-ˈjaːt]
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Noun
Sekretariat n (strong, genitive Sekretariats or Sekretariates, plural Sekretariate)
- a central office in any business or institution (or a department thereof), responsible for correspondence, making appointments, and general administrative support
- secretariat
Declension
Declension of Sekretariat [neuter, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Sekretariat | die | Sekretariate |
| genitive | eines | des | Sekretariats, Sekretariates | der | Sekretariate |
| dative | einem | dem | Sekretariat, Sekretariate1 | den | Sekretariaten |
| accusative | ein | das | Sekretariat | die | Sekretariate |
1Now rare, see notes.
Related terms
Further reading
- “Sekretariat” in Duden online
- “Sekretariat” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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