ministrs

Latvian

Etymology

Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Latin minister (“an attendant, servant, assistant, a priest's assistant or other subordinate official”), from minor.

Pronunciation

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Noun

ministrs m (1st declension, feminine form: ministre)

1. (male) minister (government official who runs a government ministry)

   izglītības ministrs ― minister of education

   aizsardzības ministrs ― minister of defense

   ministru prezidents ― minister president (= prime minister)

   sagaida, ka rīt tiks sastādīts jaunais kabinets, kurā būs 14 ministru ― it is expected that a new cabinet will be chosen tomorrow in which there will be 14 ministers

Declension

Declension of ministrs (1st declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	ministrs	ministri
accusative (akuzatīvs)	ministru	ministrus
genitive (ģenitīvs)	ministra	ministru
dative (datīvs)	ministram	ministriem
instrumental (instrumentālis)	ministru	ministriem
locative (lokatīvs)	ministrā	ministros
vocative (vokatīvs)	ministr	ministri

Related terms

• ministrija