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)

1. a functionary, an official

Derived terms

• legerfunctionaris
• lijnfunctionaris
• overheidsfunctionaris
• partijfunctionaris
• personeelsfunctionaris
• regeringsfunctionaris
• staffunctionaris
• topfunctionaris
• veiligheidsfunctionaris

Related terms

• functie
• functioneren

Descendants

• → Indonesian: fungsionaris

References

• van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “functionaris”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute