vaimulik

== Estonian == === Etymology === From vaim +‎ -lik. The noun was semantic loan from German Geistlicher and the adjective was semantic loan from German geistlich. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈvɑi̯mulik/, [ˈvɑi̯ˌmulʲikˑ] === Adjective === vaimulik (genitive vaimuliku, partitive vaimulikku, comparative vaimulikum, superlative kõige vaimulikum or vaimulikem) spiritual clerical, ecclesiastic === Noun === vaimulik (genitive vaimuliku, partitive vaimulikku) clergy, a religious minister. ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “vaimulik”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009 “vaimulik”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN vaimulik in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)