functionaris
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French fonctionnaire. By surface analysis, functie + -aris.
Pronunciation
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Noun
functionaris m or f (plural functionarissen, diminutive functionarisje n)
- a functionary, an official
Derived terms
- legerfunctionaris
- lijnfunctionaris
- overheidsfunctionaris
- partijfunctionaris
- personeelsfunctionaris
- regeringsfunctionaris
- staffunctionaris
- topfunctionaris
- veiligheidsfunctionaris
Related terms
Descendants
- → Indonesian: fungsionaris
References
- van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “functionaris”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute