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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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Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed 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 RozentāleLatvian 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)

    Portuguese

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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