mosteiro

Significat (Anglès)

monastery (place of residence for monks)

Conceptes

monestir

convent

cenobi

Sinònims

monastério

convento

Traduccions

monastery

klooster

monastero

monastère

Kloster

monasterio

monasterium

μοναστήρι

couvent

manastır

convento

convent

convento

peristgeh

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/mosˈte(j).ɾu/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Cognat amb gallec: mosteiro

Cognat amb anglès: minster

Cognat amb francès: moutier

Cognat amb francès antic: moustier

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese mõesteiro (“monastery”), from Vulgar Latin *monistērium from Late Latin monastērium (“monastery, monk's cell”), from Ancient Greek μοναστήριον (monastḗrion, “hermit's cell”), from μόνος (mónos, “alone”). Cognate with Galician mosteiro, English minster and French moutier (Old French moustier). Doublet of monastério.

Frases

Eles voltaram para os portões do mosteiro .

They went back to the monastery gates.

O alquimista bateu no portão do mosteiro .

The alchemist knocked on the monastery gate.