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Chavacano
Etymology
From Spanish ministro .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /miˈnistɾo/ ,
Rhymes: -istɾo
Hyphenation: mi‧nis‧tro
Noun
ministro (plural ministros )
minister
Esperanto
Pronunciation
Noun
ministro (accusative singular ministron , plural ministroj , accusative plural ministrojn )
( politics ) minister ( politician who heads a ministry )
Derived terms
Galician
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin ministrum ( “ attendant ” ) , from minus ( “ less ” ) .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /miˈnistɾo/
Rhymes: -istɾo
Hyphenation: mi‧nis‧tro
Noun
ministro m (plural ministros , feminine ministra , feminine plural ministras )
minister
Derived terms
Further reading
Italian
Etymology
From Latin minister .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /miˈni.stro/
Audio (female voice "un ministro" ): (file )
Rhymes: -istro
Hyphenation: mi‧nì‧stro
Noun
ministro m (plural ministri , feminine ministra )
minister
Usage notes
In the sense “politician who heads a ministry” the masculine form is used regardless of gender, especially in formal usage:
il Ministro della Difesa Elisabetta Trenta the Minister for Defence Elisabetta Trenta
The form ministra is becoming more accepted in contemporary usage and is also used by some newspapers.
Further reading
ministro in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line , Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Etymology
From minister ( “ attendant ” ) .
Pronunciation
Verb
ministrō (present infinitive ministrāre , perfect active ministrāvī , supine ministrātum ) ; first conjugation
( transitive ) to attend , wait upon , serve
405 CE ,
Jerome ,
Vulgate Matthew.4.11:
tunc reliquit eum diabolus et ecce angeli accesserunt et ministrabant ei Then the devil left him; and behold, angels came and ministered to him.
( transitive ) to manage , govern , take care of
( transitive ) to do , execute , carry out
Conjugation
Conjugation of ministrō (first conjugation )
indicative
singular
plural
first
second
third
first
second
third
active
present
ministrō
ministrās
ministrat
ministrāmus
ministrātis
ministrant
imperfect
ministrābam
ministrābās
ministrābat
ministrābāmus
ministrābātis
ministrābant
future
ministrābō
ministrābis
ministrābit
ministrābimus
ministrābitis
ministrābunt
perfect
ministrāvī
ministrāvistī , ministrāstī 1
ministrāvit , ministrāt 1
ministrāvimus , ministrāmus 1
ministrāvistis , ministrāstis 1
ministrāvērunt , ministrāvēre , ministrārunt 1
pluperfect
ministrāveram , ministrāram 1
ministrāverās , ministrārās 1
ministrāverat , ministrārat 1
ministrāverāmus , ministrārāmus 1
ministrāverātis , ministrārātis 1
ministrāverant , ministrārant 1
future perfect
ministrāverō , ministrārō 1
ministrāveris , ministrāris 1
ministrāverit , ministrārit 1
ministrāverimus , ministrārimus 1
ministrāveritis , ministrāritis 1
ministrāverint , ministrārint 1
passive
present
ministror
ministrāris , ministrāre
ministrātur
ministrāmur
ministrāminī
ministrantur
imperfect
ministrābar
ministrābāris , ministrābāre
ministrābātur
ministrābāmur
ministrābāminī
ministrābantur
future
ministrābor
ministrāberis , ministrābere
ministrābitur
ministrābimur
ministrābiminī
ministrābuntur
perfect
ministrātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect
ministrātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect
ministrātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive
singular
plural
first
second
third
first
second
third
active
present
ministrem
ministrēs
ministret
ministrēmus
ministrētis
ministrent
imperfect
ministrārem
ministrārēs
ministrāret
ministrārēmus
ministrārētis
ministrārent
perfect
ministrāverim , ministrārim 1
ministrāverīs , ministrārīs 1
ministrāverit , ministrārit 1
ministrāverīmus , ministrārīmus 1
ministrāverītis , ministrārītis 1
ministrāverint , ministrārint 1
pluperfect
ministrāvissem , ministrāssem 1
ministrāvissēs , ministrāssēs 1
ministrāvisset , ministrāsset 1
ministrāvissēmus , ministrāssēmus 1
ministrāvissētis , ministrāssētis 1
ministrāvissent , ministrāssent 1
passive
present
ministrer
ministrēris , ministrēre
ministrētur
ministrēmur
ministrēminī
ministrentur
imperfect
ministrārer
ministrārēris , ministrārēre
ministrārētur
ministrārēmur
ministrārēminī
ministrārentur
perfect
ministrātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect
ministrātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative
singular
plural
first
second
third
first
second
third
active
present
—
ministrā
—
—
ministrāte
—
future
—
ministrātō
ministrātō
—
ministrātōte
ministrantō
passive
present
—
ministrāre
—
—
ministrāminī
—
future
—
ministrātor
ministrātor
—
—
ministrantor
non-finite forms
active
passive
present
perfect
future
present
perfect
future
infinitives
ministrāre
ministrāvisse , ministrāsse 1
ministrātūrum esse
ministrārī
ministrātum esse
ministrātum īrī
participles
ministrāns
—
ministrātūrus
—
ministrātus
ministrandus
verbal nouns
gerund
supine
genitive
dative
accusative
ablative
accusative
ablative
ministrandī
ministrandō
ministrandum
ministrandō
ministrātum
ministrātū
1 At least one rare poetic syncopated perfect form is attested.
Derived terms
Descendants
Noun
ministrō
dative / ablative singular of minister
References
“ministro ”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879 ) A Latin Dictionary , Oxford: Clarendon Press
“ministro ”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891 ) An Elementary Latin Dictionary , New York: Harper & Brothers
ministro in Gaffiot, Félix (1934 ) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français , Hachette.
Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894 ) Latin Phrase-Book , London: Macmillan and Co. to serve some one with drink: alicui bibere ministrare
Lithuanian
Noun
ministro m
genitive singular of ministras
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Learned borrowing from Latin ministrum ( “ attendant ” ) , from minus ( “ less ” ) .
Noun
ministro m (plural ministros , feminine ministra , feminine plural ministras )
( politics ) minister (a person who is commissioned by the government for public service)
( Christianity ) one who does something on behalf of the church
( diplomacy ) minister (rank below ambassador)
Coordinate terms: adido , embaixador , encarregado de negócios , enviado
agent (one who acts for or in the place of another)
Synonyms: agente , executor , intermediário , medianeiro
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
ministro
first-person singular present indicative of ministrar
References
Spanish
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /miˈnistɾo/
Rhymes: -istɾo
Syllabification: mi‧nis‧tro
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin ministrum .
Noun
ministro m (plural ministros , feminine ministra , feminine plural ministras )
minister
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
Verb
ministro
first-person singular present indicative of ministrar
Further reading
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish ministro , from Latin minister .
Pronunciation
Noun
ministro (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜒᜈᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ᜔ᜇᜓ )
minister
( Christianity ) person trained to perform religious ceremonies
( government ) politician who heads a ministry
Derived terms
See also
Further reading