מיניסטעריום

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Yiddish

Etymology

Probably borrowed from German Ministerium, from Latin ministerium.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɪnɪˈstɛr(ɪ)jʊm/

Noun

מיניסטעריום (ministeryumm, plural מיניסטעריומס (ministeryums)

  1. (politics) ministry
  2. (government) department
    Synonym: דעפּאַרטעמענט (departement)

Derived terms

References

  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl; Glasser, Paul (2016), “מיניסטעריום”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press