Minister

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from French ministre, from Latin minister.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /miˈnɪstɐ/, /mɪˈnɪstɐ/
  • Hyphenation: Mi‧nis‧ter
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Noun

Minister m (strong, genitive Ministers, plural Minister, feminine Ministerin)

  1. minister (a person who is commissioned by the government for public service)
    Johannes Schmidt ist der Minister für Nationale Verteidigung. ― Johannes Schmidt is the Minister of National Defence.
    • 2007, Frank Brettschneider & Oskar Niedermayer & Bernhard Weßels (eds.), Die Bundestagswahl 2005: Analysen des Wahlkampfes und der Wahlergebnisse, VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, p.173:
      Ebenfalls finden sich in der Regierung der Großen Koalition unter Kanzlerin Merkel proportional gesehen weniger weibliche Minister als noch unter Kanzler Schröder (sechs Frauen gegenüber zehn Männern unter Merkel und sechs Frauen gegenüber acht Männern unter Schröder).
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Declension

Declension of Minister
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Minister die Minister
genitive eines des Ministers der Minister
dative einem dem Minister den Ministern
accusative einen den Minister die Minister

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Kashubian: minister, minyster

References

  • Prowe, Gunhild with Schneider, Jill and Rowlinson, William (1993) The Oxford Paperback German Dictionary & Grammar, Chatham, Kent, UK: Mackays of Chatham plc, published 1995, →ISBN, page 153

Further reading

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Pronunciation

Noun

Minister m (plural Minister)

  1. minister

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