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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle English ministre, from Old French ministre, from Latin minister (“an attendant, servant, assistant, a priest's assistant or other under official”), from minor (“less”) + -ter; see minor.
Noun[edit]
minister (plural ministers)
- A person who is trained to preach, to perform religious ceremonies, and to afford pastoral care at a Protestant church.
- The minister said a prayer on behalf of the entire congregation.
- A politician who heads a ministry (national or regional government department for public service).
- He was newly appointed to be Minister of the Interior.
- 1661 (first printed), Francis Bacon, A Letter of Advice to the Duke of Buckingham:
- Ministers to kings, whose eyes, ears, and hands they are, must be answerable to God and man.
- In diplomacy, the rank of diplomat directly below ambassador.
- A servant; a subordinate; an officer or assistant of inferior rank; hence, an agent, an instrument.
- c. 1610–1611, William Shakespeare, “The VVinters Tale”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act III, scene ii], page 287, column 2:
- […], I choſe / Camillo for the miniſter, to poyſon / My friend Polixenes: […]
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, Exodus 24:13, column 1:
- And Moſes roſe vp, and his miniſter Ioſhua: and Moſes went vp into the mount of God.
Usage notes[edit]
Not to be confused with minster.
Hypernyms[edit]
- (Chief minister in areas of Central Europe and Scandinavia): provost
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Translations[edit]
person who is trained to perform religious ceremonies at a Protestant church
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politician who heads a ministry
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someone who serves others
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See also[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Inherited from Middle English mynystren, from Middle French ministrer, from Old French menistrer, ministrer and Latin ministrō, from minister.
Verb[edit]
minister (third-person singular simple present ministers, present participle ministering, simple past and past participle ministered)
- (transitive) To attend to (the needs of); to tend; to take care (of); to give aid; to give service.
- to function as a clergyman or as the officiant in church worship
- (transitive, archaic) To afford, to give, to supply.
- 1610–1611, William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act II, scene i], page 7, column 2:
- I do vvell beleeue your Highneſſe, and did it to miniſter occaſion to theſe Gentlemen, […]
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, 2 Corinthians 9:10, column 2:
- ( […] Now he that miniſtreth ſeede to the ſower, both miniſter bread for your foode, and multiply your ſeede ſowen, and encreaſe the fruites of your righteouſneſſe)
- 1673, Jeremy Taylor, Heniaytos: A Course of Sermons for All the Sundays of the Year […]
- We minister to God reason to suspect us.
Translations[edit]
to attend to; to tend
Further reading[edit]
- “minister” in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- “minister” in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams[edit]
Danish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
minister c (definite singular ministeren, indefinite plural ministre, definite plural ministrene)
- a minister (a politician who heads a ministry)
Descendants[edit]
- → Greenlandic: ministeri
Further reading[edit]
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
minister m (plural ministers, diminutive ministertje n)
- A minister, a person who is commissioned by the government for public service.
Descendants[edit]
Estonian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
minister (genitive ministri, partitive ministrit)
Declension[edit]
Inflection of minister (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | minister | ministrid |
| accusative | ministri | ministrid |
| genitive | ministri | ministrite |
| partitive | ministrit | ministreid |
| illative | ministrisse | ministritesse ministreisse |
| inessive | ministris | ministrites ministreis |
| elative | ministrist | ministritest ministreist |
| allative | ministrile | ministritele ministreile |
| adessive | ministril | ministritel ministreil |
| ablative | ministrilt | ministritelt ministreilt |
| translative | ministriks | ministriteks ministreiks |
| terminative | ministrini | ministriteni |
| essive | ministrina | ministritena |
| abessive | ministrita | ministriteta |
| comitative | ministriga | ministritega |
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- minister in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat
- minister in Raadik, M., editor (2018), Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus, →ISBN
- minister in Sõnaveeb
Inari Sami[edit]
Etymology[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun[edit]
minister
- minister (politician)
Inflection[edit]
| Odd inflection | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| Nominative | minister | ministereh |
| Accusative | minister | ministerijd |
| Genitive | minister | ministerij |
| Illative | ministerân | ministeráid |
| Locative | ministerist | ministerijn |
| Comitative | ministeráin | ministerijguin |
| Abessive | ministerttáá | ministerijttáá |
| Essive | ministerin | — |
| Partitive | ministerid | — |
Derived terms[edit]
Ladin[edit]
Noun[edit]
minister m (plural ministeres)
Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Italic *minosteros. Equivalent to minus + comparative suffix *-tero-. Compare magister.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /miˈnis.ter/, [mɪˈnɪs̠t̪ɛr]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /miˈnis.ter/, [miˈnist̪er]
Noun[edit]
minister m (genitive ministrī, feminine ministra or ministrīx); second declension
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun (nominative singular in -er).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | minister | ministrī |
| Genitive | ministrī | ministrōrum |
| Dative | ministrō | ministrīs |
| Accusative | ministrum | ministrōs |
| Ablative | ministrō | ministrīs |
| Vocative | minister | ministrī |
Coordinate terms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “minister”, in Charlton T[homas] Lewis; Charles [Lancaster] Short (1879) […] A New Latin Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.; Cincinnati, Ohio; Chicago, Ill.: American Book Company; Oxford: Clarendon Press.
- “minister”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
Middle English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
minister
- Alternative form of ministre
Etymology 2[edit]
Verb[edit]
minister
- Alternative form of mynystren
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Noun[edit]
minister m (definite singular ministeren, indefinite plural ministere or ministre or ministrer, definite plural ministerne or ministrene)
- (government) a minister (politician who heads a ministry)
Derived terms[edit]
Terms derived from minister
References[edit]
- “minister” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Noun[edit]
minister m (definite singular ministeren, indefinite plural ministrar, definite plural ministrane)
- (government) a minister (politician who heads a ministry)
Derived terms[edit]
Terms derived from minister
References[edit]
- “minister” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
minister m pers
Declension[edit]
Declension of minister
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | minister | ministrowie |
| genitive | ministra | ministrów |
| dative | ministrowi | ministrom |
| accusative | ministra | ministrów |
| instrumental | ministrem | ministrami |
| locative | ministrze | ministrach |
| vocative | ministrze | ministrowie |
Noun[edit]
minister f
Declension[edit]
The feminine version is indeclinable.
Further reading[edit]
- minister in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- minister in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
minister n (plural ministere)
Related terms[edit]
Swedish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Noun[edit]
minister c
Declension[edit]
| Declension of minister | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | minister | ministern | ministrar | ministrarna |
| Genitive | ministers | ministerns | ministrars | ministrarnas |
Derived terms[edit]
West Frisian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French ministre.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
minister c (plural ministers)
- minister (of a government)
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “minister”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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