υπουργός
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Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὑπουργός (hupourgós, “servant, helper”), from ὑπό (hupó, “under”) + -ουργός (-ourgós, “worker”) (see ἔργον (érgon, “work”)).
The modern sense is a semantic loan from Italian ministro.
Pronunciation
Noun
υπουργός • (ypourgós) m or f (plural υπουργοί)
- (government) minister, secretary (politician who heads a ministry or department)
- Ο υπουργός υγείας παραιτήθηκε μετά το σκάνδαλο.
- O ypourgós ygeías paraitíthike metá to skándalo.
- The health minister resigned after the scandal.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | υπουργός (ypourgós) | υπουργοί (ypourgoí) |
| genitive | υπουργού (ypourgoú) | υπουργών (ypourgón) |
| accusative | υπουργό (ypourgó) | υπουργούς (ypourgoús) |
| vocative | υπουργέ (ypourgé) | υπουργοί (ypourgoí) |
Synonyms
- υπουργίνα f (ypourgína, “female minister”) (colloquial)
Derived terms
- υπουργείο n (ypourgeío, “ministry, department”)
- υπουργία f (ypourgía, “ministry”)
- υπουργικός (ypourgikós, “ministerial”)
- πρωθυπουργός m (prothypourgós, “prime minister”)
- υφυπουργός m (yfypourgós, “deputy minister, undersecretary”)
Further reading
υπουργός on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
