Münster

Meaning

Frequency

C2
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

minschter

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Hyphenated as
Müns‧ter
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈmʏnstɐ/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German münster, from Old High German munistiuri (8th century), from Vulgar Latin *monisterium, from Latin monastērium, from Ancient Greek μοναστήριον (monastḗrion). Cognate with English minster and the doublet monastery, and Sicilian misteri.

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