minister
/ˈmɪnəstə/MIH-nuh-stur
/ˈmɪnəstɚ/MIH-nuh-stur
Meaninga servant
Common meaning: a servant of the state or church
- minista servant, helperLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1146 · scan
- eragent ending: one who
Journey through time
- Aryan root · reconstructed√MI‘diminish’No written record; from Skeat’s list of Aryan roots, no. 270, p. 739 · scan
- Latinminister‘a servant, helper’
- Frenchministre
- Middle Englishministresource
- Englishminister‘a servant of the state or church’ · today
minist also in: minstreladminister
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin minister ‘a servant, helper’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry minister, p. 1146 · dictionary scan
Roots
- minister Latin “a servant, helper”
Related words
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