misjonär

See also: misjonar

Estonian

Etymology

From German Missionär, ultimately from French missionnaire (from mission + -aire).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmisjonær/, [ˈmisʲjonær]
  • Rhymes: -isjonær
  • Hyphenation: mis‧jo‧när

Noun

misjonär (genitive misjonäri, partitive misjonäri)

  1. (religion) missionary
    1. A person who spreads their own religion among gentiles or nonbelievers
      Üks misjonär rääkis sügaval ürgmetsas inimestele Jeesuse elust ja õpetusest.
      A missionary was telling the people about the life and teachings of Jesus deep in the jungle.
      Edaspidi püüdsid põliselanikud kontakte misjonäridega igal võimalusel vältida.
      After that, the natives were trying to avoid any contact with missionaries.

Declension

Derived terms

  • misjonäriasend
  • misjonäripoos
  • misjon
  • misjonikool
  • misjonitöö
  • misjonikirik

References

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