administra

See also: administrá

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əd.miˈnis.tɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ad.miˈnis.tɾa]

Verb

administra

1. inflection of administrar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Esperanto

Etymology

From administri +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /admiˈnistra/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -istra
• Syllabification: ad‧mi‧nis‧tra

Adjective

administra (accusative singular administran, plural administraj, accusative plural administrajn)

1. administrative

Further reading

• “administra”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
• “administra”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ad.mi.nis.tʁa/

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

  (file)

• Homophones: administras, administrât

Verb

administra

1. third-person singular past historic of administrer

Galician

Verb

administra

1. inflection of administrar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Latin

Etymology 1

From administer (“assistant, helper, supporter”) +‎ -a (feminine suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ad.mɪˈnɪs.tra]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ad.miˈnis.tra]

Noun

administra f (genitive administrae, masculine administer); first declension

1. assistant, helper, servant (female); handmaiden

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	administra	administrae
genitive	administrae	administrārum
dative	administrae	administrīs
accusative	administram	administrās
ablative	administrā	administrīs
vocative	administra	administrae

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ad.mɪˈnɪs.tra]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ad.miˈnis.tra]

Verb

administrā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of administrō

References

• “administra”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “administra”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “administra”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Portuguese

Verb

administra

1. inflection of administrar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French administrer, from Latin administrare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ad.mi.nisˈtra/
• Rhymes: -a
• Hyphenation: ad‧mi‧nis‧tra

Verb

a administra (third-person singular present administrează, past participle administrat) 1st conjugation

1. (transitive) to manage, to run, to administer

   Synonyms: conduce, gestiona

2. (transitive) to administer (a drug), to give

   Synonym: aplica

Conjugation

    conjugation of administra (first conjugation, -ez- infix)

infinitive			a administra
gerund			administrând
past participle			administrat
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	administrez	administrezi	administrează	administrăm	administrați	administrează
	imperfect	administram	administrai	administra	administram	administrați	administrau
	simple perfect	administrai	administrași	administră	administrarăm	administrarăți	administrară
	pluperfect	administrasem	administraseși	administrase	administraserăm	administraserăți	administraseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să administrez	să administrezi	să administreze	să administrăm	să administrați	să administreze
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		administrează			administrați
	negative		nu administra			nu administrați

Derived terms

• administrare
• autoadministra

Related terms

• administrativ
• administrator
• administrație

References

• “administra”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /admiˈnistɾa/ [að̞.miˈnis.t̪ɾa]
• Rhymes: -istɾa
• Syllabification: ad‧mi‧nis‧tra

Verb

administra

1. inflection of administrar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish administrar, from Latin administrāre.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔadminisˈtɾa/ [ʔɐd̪.mɪ.n̪ɪsˈt̪ɾa]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: ad‧mi‧nis‧tra

Noun

administrá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇ᜔ᜋᜒᜈᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇ)

1. act of taking charge of an administration

   Synonyms: pangasiwa, pagpapangasiwa

Derived terms

• administrahan
• administrahin
• iadministra
• mag-administra

Related terms

• administrado
• administrador
• administrasyon
• administratibo
• ministro

Further reading

• “administra”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018