"Minister" meaning in German

See Minister in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /miˈnɪstɐ/ Audio: De-Minister.ogg
Etymology: Borrowed from French ministre, from Latin minister. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|de|fr|ministre|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} French ministre, {{bor+|de|fr|ministre}} Borrowed from French ministre, {{der|de|la|minister}} Latin minister Head templates: {{de-noun|m|f=in}} Minister m (strong, genitive Ministers, plural Minister, feminine Ministerin) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Ministers [genitive], Minister [plural], Ministerin [feminine], strong [table-tags], Minister [nominative, singular], Minister [definite, nominative, plural], Ministers [genitive, singular], Minister [definite, genitive, plural], Minister [dative, singular], Ministern [dative, definite, plural], Minister [accusative, singular], Minister [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. minister (a person who is commissioned by the government for public service) Tags: masculine, strong Categories (topical): Government, Occupations Derived forms: Ministerium, ministeriell Related terms: Ministerpräsident, Ministerposten
    Sense id: en-Minister-de-noun-R3iGr~1Q Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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