Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌmi.nɪs.teː.riˈaːl/, /ˌmi.ni.steː.riˈaːl/
  • Hyphenation: mi‧nis‧te‧ri‧aal
  • Rhymes: -aːl

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Latin ministeriālis.

Noun

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ministeriaal m (plural ministerialen)

  1. (historical) ministerial (unfree noble)
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Negerhollands: ministerial

Adjective

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ministeriaal (not comparable)

  1. (historical) Pertaining to the ministerials.
Inflection
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Declension of ministeriaal
uninflected ministeriaal
inflected ministeriale
comparative
positive
predicative/adverbial ministeriaal
indefinite m./f. sing. ministeriale
n. sing. ministeriaal
plural ministeriale
definite ministeriale
partitive ministeriaals

Etymology 2

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Ultimately from Latin ministeriālis, possibly via Middle French.

Adjective

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ministeriaal (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) official, pertaining to office.
Inflection
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Declension of ministeriaal
uninflected ministeriaal
inflected ministeriale
comparative
positive
predicative/adverbial ministeriaal
indefinite m./f. sing. ministeriale
n. sing. ministeriaal
plural ministeriale
definite ministeriale
partitive ministeriaals