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ministre

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See also: ministrē and ministré

English

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Noun

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ministre (plural ministres)

  1. Obsolete form of minister.

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ministre (third-person singular simple present ministres, present participle ministring, simple past and past participle ministred)

  1. Obsolete form of minister.

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Etymology

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    Learned borrowing from Latin minister.

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    ministre m (plural ministres, feminine ministra, feminine plural ministres)

    1. minister

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    Danish

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    Noun

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    ministre c

    1. indefinite plural of minister

    French

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    Etymology

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      From Old French, borrowed from Latin minister.

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      ministre m or f by sense (plural ministres, feminine ministresse)

      1. minister
      2. indigo bunting, a bird with taxonomic name Passerina cyanea

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      • Haitian Creole: minis

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      Italian

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      Noun

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      ministre f

      1. plural of ministra

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      Latvian

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      Etymology

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      From ministrs (“minister”) +‎ -e (“fem.”).

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      ministre f (5th declension, male equivalent ministrs)

      1. (female) minister (government official who runs a government ministry)
        Latvijas veselības ministre Baiba Rozentāle ― Latvian health minister Baiba Rozentāle

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      Declension of ministre (5th)
      singular plural
      nominative ministre ministres
      genitive ministres ministru
      dative ministrei ministrēm
      accusative ministri ministres
      instrumental ministri ministrēm
      locative ministrē ministrēs
      vocative ministre ministres
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      Lithuanian

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      Noun

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      ministre m

      1. locative/vocative singular of ministras

      Middle English

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      Etymology 1

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      Borrowed from Old French ministre, from Latin minister.

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      • IPA(key): /ˈministər/, /ˈmin(ə)stər/

      Noun

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      ministre (plural ministres)

      1. A hireling or secretary; one who serves and assists another:
        1. A person tasked with a duty or job; a deputy.
        2. A metaphorical or unwitting pawn or puppet of another.
      2. A member of the Christian clergy, especially when administering a sacrament.
      3. A clergyman's hireling or dependent.
      4. One who administrates or leads a religious order.
      5. A civil servant or member of government; an administrative official.
      6. (rare) A member of a non-Christian religion's clergy.
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      Verb

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      ministre

      1. alternative form of mynystren

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      ministre m

      1. indefinite plural of minister

      Occitan

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      Etymology

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      From Latin minister.

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      ministre m (plural ministres)

      1. minister (a politician who leads a ministry)

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      ministre

      1. inflection of ministrar:
        1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
        2. third-person singular imperative

      Spanish

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      Verb

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      ministre

      1. inflection of ministrar:
        1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
        2. third-person singular imperative