ministerie
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch ministerie, from French ministère and influenced by Latin ministerium.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌmə̯.nə̯sˈtɪə̯.ri/
Noun
ministerie (plural ministeries)
- ministry (government department under the authority of a minister)
Related terms
- minister
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French ministère and influenced by Latin ministerium.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌmi.nɪsˈteː.ri/, /ˌmi.niˈsteː.ri/
audio (file) - Hyphenation: mi‧nis‧te‧rie
- Rhymes: -eːri
Noun
ministerie n (plural ministeries, diminutive ministerietje n)
- ministry (government department under the authority of a minister) [from 18th c.]
- Dat blijkt uit onderzoek in opdracht van het ministerie van Economische Zaken en branche-organisatie Aedes, dat vandaag openbaar wordt. — That becomes clear from research commissioned by the ministry of Economic Affairs and branch-organization Aedes, which today becomes public. (Algemeen Dagblad, 12/19/2006)
- (archaic) service, ministry [from 17th c.]
Synonyms
- departement
Related terms
- minister
Descendants
- Afrikaans: ministerie
- → West Frisian: ministearje
References
- van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010) Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute