Latvian

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Etymology

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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

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ministrs m (1st declension, feminine form: ministre)

  1. (male) minister (government official who runs a government ministry)
    izglītības ministrsminister of education
    aizsardzības ministrsminister of defense
    ministru prezidentsminister president (= prime minister)
    sagaida, ka rīt tiks sastādīts jaunais kabinets, kurā būs 14 ministruit is expected that a new cabinet will be chosen tomorrow in which there will be 14 ministers

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