ministre

See also: ministrē and ministré

English

Noun

ministre (plural ministres)

  1. Obsolete form of minister.

Verb

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

  1. Obsolete form of minister.

Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin minister.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [miˈnis.tɾə]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [miˈnis.tɾe]
  • Audio (Barcelona):(file)
  • Homophone: ministra

Noun

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

  1. minister

Derived terms

Further reading

Danish

Noun

ministre c

  1. indefinite plural of minister

French

Etymology

    From Old French, borrowed from Latin minister.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

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

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

    Derived terms

    Further reading

    Italian

    Noun

    ministre f

    1. plural of ministra

    Anagrams

    Latvian

    Etymology

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

    Pronunciation

    • Audio:(file)

    Noun

    ministre f (5th declension, male equivalent)

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

    Declension

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

    Lithuanian

    Noun

    ministre m

    1. locative/vocative singular of ministras

    Middle English

    Etymology 1

    Borrowed from Old French ministre, from Latin minister.

    Alternative forms

    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

    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.
    Descendants
    • English: minister
      • Pijin: minista
      • Hausa: ministà
    • Scots: meenister
    References

    Etymology 2

    Verb

    ministre

    1. alternative form of mynystren

    Norwegian Bokmål

    Alternative forms

    Noun

    ministre m

    1. indefinite plural of minister

    Occitan

    Etymology

    From Latin minister.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    ministre m (plural ministres)

    1. minister (a politician who leads a ministry)

    Portuguese

    Verb

    ministre

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

    Spanish

    Verb

    ministre

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