ministrs
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]ministrs m (1st declension, feminine form: ministre)
- (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
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ministrs | ministri |
| genitive | ministra | ministru |
| dative | ministram | ministriem |
| accusative | ministru | ministrus |
| instrumental | ministru | ministriem |
| locative | ministrā | ministros |
| vocative | ministr | ministri |