ministeerium
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Estonian
Etymology
Ultimately from Latin ministerium.
Pronunciation
Noun
ministeerium (genitive ministeeriumi, partitive ministeeriumi or ministeeriumit)
- ministry (government department, at the administrative level normally headed by a minister)
- ministry (building with such a department)
Declension
| Declension of ministeerium (ÕS type 19/seminar, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | ministeerium | ministeeriumid | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | ministeeriumi | ||
| genitive | ministeeriumide | ||
| partitive | ministeeriumi | ministeeriume ministeeriumisid | |
| illative | ministeeriumi ministeeriumisse |
ministeeriumidesse ministeeriumesse | |
| inessive | ministeeriumis | ministeeriumides ministeeriumes | |
| elative | ministeeriumist | ministeeriumidest ministeeriumest | |
| allative | ministeeriumile | ministeeriumidele ministeeriumele | |
| adessive | ministeeriumil | ministeeriumidel ministeeriumel | |
| ablative | ministeeriumilt | ministeeriumidelt ministeeriumelt | |
| translative | ministeeriumiks | ministeeriumideks ministeeriumeks | |
| terminative | ministeeriumini | ministeeriumideni | |
| essive | ministeeriumina | ministeeriumidena | |
| abessive | ministeeriumita | ministeeriumideta | |
| comitative | ministeeriumiga | ministeeriumidega | |
| Declension of ministeerium (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | ministeerium | ministeeriumid | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | ministeeriumi | ||
| genitive | ministeeriumite | ||
| partitive | ministeeriumit | ministeeriumeid | |
| illative | ministeeriumisse | ministeeriumitesse ministeeriumeisse | |
| inessive | ministeeriumis | ministeeriumites ministeeriumeis | |
| elative | ministeeriumist | ministeeriumitest ministeeriumeist | |
| allative | ministeeriumile | ministeeriumitele ministeeriumeile | |
| adessive | ministeeriumil | ministeeriumitel ministeeriumeil | |
| ablative | ministeeriumilt | ministeeriumitelt ministeeriumeilt | |
| translative | ministeeriumiks | ministeeriumiteks ministeeriumeiks | |
| terminative | ministeeriumini | ministeeriumiteni | |
| essive | ministeeriumina | ministeeriumitena | |
| abessive | ministeeriumita | ministeeriumiteta | |
| comitative | ministeeriumiga | ministeeriumitega | |
Derived terms
Compounds
- ehitusministeerium
- haridusministeerium
- justiitsministeerium
- kaitseministeerium
- kergetööstusministeerium
- keskkonnaministeerium
- kohtuministeerium
- kultuuriministeerium
- maaeluministeerium
- majandusministeerium
- põllumajandusministeerium
- põllutööministeerium
- rahandusministeerium
- sideministeerium
- siseministeerium
- sotsiaalministeerium
- sõjaministeerium
- teedeministeerium
- tervishoiuministeerium
- tööstusministeerium
- välisministeerium
References
- ministeerium in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
- “ministeerium”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009