Esperanto

Noun

ministro ‎(accusative singular ministron, plural ministroj, accusative plural ministrojn)

1. minister (politician who heads a ministry)

Italian

Etymology

From Latin minister, ministrum.

Pronunciation

Noun

ministro m ‎(plural ministri) feminine ministra

1. minister

Related terms

• ministero
• ministeriale

Latin

Etymology

From minister ‎(“attendant”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /miˈnis.troː/

Verb

ministrō ‎(present infinitive ministrāre, perfect active ministrāvī, supine ministrātum); first conjugation

1. I attend, wait upon, especially at table.
2. I manage, govern, take care of.
3. I do, execute, carry out.

Inflection

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

• English: minister

Noun

ministrō

1. dative singular of minister
2. 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
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “ministro”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to serve some one with drink: alicui bibere ministrare
    

Lithuanian

Noun

ministro m

1. genitive singular of ministras

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin ministrum, accusative singular of minister ‎(“attendant”), from minus ‎(“less”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mi.ˈnis.tɾu/, /mi.ˈniʃ.tɾu/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /mi.ˈnis.tɾo/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mi.ˈniʃ.tɾu/, /mɨ.ˈniʃ.tɾu/
• Hyphenation: mi‧nis‧tro

Noun

ministro m (plural ministros, feminine ministra, feminine plural ministras)

1. (politics) minister (a person who is commissioned by the government for public service)
2. (Christianity) one who does something on behalf of the church
3. (diplomacy) minister (rank below ambassador)
4. agent (one who acts for or in the place of another)

Synonyms

• (someone who serves others): agente, executor, intermediário, medianeiro

Coordinate terms

• (rank below ambassador): adido, embaixador, encarregado de negócios, enviado

Derived terms

• ministro de estado
• ministro de primeira classe
• ministro de segunda classe
• ministro plenipotenciário

Related terms

Verb

ministro

1. First-person singular (eu) present indicative of ministrar

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin minister, ministrum.

Noun

ministro m ‎(plural ministros, feminine ministra)

1. minister

Related terms

• ministerio m