officier

Dutch

Officier van de Belgische Zeemacht met drie officierskruisen
Officer of the Belgian Navy with three officer's crosses

Etymology

From Middle Dutch officier (official), from Old French officier, from Latin officiārius.

The sense “overseer” was borrowed from English overseer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔ.fiˈsir/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: of‧fi‧cier

Noun

officier m (plural officieren or officiers, diminutive officiertje n)

  1. officer
  2. (Surinam, historical) plantation overseer
  3. (obsolete) official

Derived terms

  • hoofdofficier
  • officier van justitie
  • onderofficier

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔ.fi.sje/
  • (file)

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Medieval Latin officiare.

Verb

officier

  1. to officiate
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Medieval Latin officiarius.

Noun

officier m (plural officiers, feminine officière)

  1. officer
Derived terms

Further reading


Middle English

Noun

officier

  1. Alternative form of officer

Old French

Alternative forms

Noun

officier m (oblique plural officiers, nominative singular officiers, nominative plural officier)

  1. officer

Descendants

References

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