mosteiro

Signification

monastery

Coupé comme

mos‧tei‧ro

Genre

♂️ Masculin

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/mosˈtejɾo/

Étymologie

13th century. From Old Galician-Portuguese mõesteiro (“monastery”) (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Vulgar Latin *monistērium from Late Latin monastērium (“monastery, monk's cell”), from Ancient Greek μοναστήριον (monastḗrion, “hermit's cell”), from μόνος (mónos, “alone”).