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ministerium.

ministry (of state);

11 characters4 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[mɪ.nɪsˈtɛ.ri.ũː]Classical-Latin[mi.nisˈtɛː.ri.um]
  1. ministry (office of a minister)

    declension-2 · neuter
  2. employment, ministration

    declension-2 · neuter
  3. service, duty (attendance of or action by an inferior person such as a slave)

    declension-2 · neuter
  4. a suite of attendants

    broadly · declension-2 · neuter
  5. table-service

    declension-2 · neuter · obsolete
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey- Proto-Indo-European *-néwti Proto-Indo-European *minéwti Proto-Italic *minuō? Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Italic *-(j)ōs? Proto-Italic *minōs Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *minosteros Latin minister Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin ministerium From minister + -ium. Compare magisterium.

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