ufficio

Meaning

Noun

1. (archaic, masculine) moral duty
2. (dated, masculine) task, duty
3. (broadly, dated, masculine) beneficial intervention
4. (masculine) office

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of ufficiare

Concepts

office

🏢

bureau

agency

function

place

directorate

divine service

duty

government agency

inquiry-office

labour exchange

law office

post

post office

🏣

role

service

employment exchange

federal agency

labor exchange

religious service

buro

part

office

🏢

authority

business office

cabinet

🗄️

desk

Synonyms

sezione

agenzia

funzione

studio

uffizio

impiego

sede

carica

servizio

reparto

ruolo

cerimonia

settore

direzione

gabinetto

🗄️

scrivania

amministrazione

comitato

Translations

Büro

🏢

bureau

oficina

🏢

escritório

🏢

oficina

🏢

bureau

γραφείο

kantoor

🏢

agence

Kontor

büro

🏢

fonction

función

Amt

Hyphenated as

uf‧fì‧cio

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ufˈfi.t͡ʃo/

Etymology

From earlier officio, borrowed from Latin officium (“duty, office”), derived from ops (“wealth, resources”), ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₃ep- (“to work”). Doublet of opificio and officina.