miniszteri

Miniszteri is a Hungarian adjective referring to matters connected with a government minister or the ministry. It functions to describe who or what has ministerial authority or origin, and is commonly used in official language. Typical phrases include miniszteri kinevezés (ministerial appointment), miniszteri hatáskör (ministerial powers), miniszteri rendelet (ministerial decree), and miniszteri kabinet (ministerial cabinet). The term can also appear in contexts describing a person’s role, as in miniszteri állás (a ministerial position).

Etymology and formation: miniszteri is formed from the noun miniszter (minister) with the customary Hungarian -i suffix that creates adjectives meaning “pertaining to.” The root miniszter itself comes from Latin minister, via historical linguistic influences on Hungarian. For references to the ministry as an institution, the related noun minisztérium is used, and adjectives relating to the ministry can appear as minisztériumi (e.g., minisztériumi költségvetés).

Grammatical notes: miniszteri is used attributively before a noun to indicate ministerial nature, such as miniszteri hatáskör, or predicatively in sentence constructions involving ministerial actions. Its plural or feminine forms follow standard Hungarian agreement rules as with other adjectives. The corresponding noun for a person is miniszter, while the collective institution is referred to as a minisztérium.

Usage and register: miniszteri is standard in formal, administrative, and legal language in Hungary. It translates roughly to the English “ministerial” and contrasts with related terms like “minisztériumi” (pertaining to the ministry) or “miniszteri rendelet” (a decree issued by a minister). In translations, choosing between ministerial and ministry-related senses depends on whether the reference is to the minister personally or to the ministry as an institution.