Münster

Noun

minster (large, originally monastic church)

Name

1. (neuter, proper-noun) Münster (an independent city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)
2. (historical, neuter, proper-noun) Münster (an independent city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)
3. (neuter, proper-noun) a municipality of Bavaria, Germany
4. (neuter, proper-noun) a municipality of Hesse, Germany
5. (neuter, proper-noun) a municipality of Tyrol, Austria
6. (neuter, proper-noun) Munster (a municipality of Alsace, France)

Name

a surname

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

minschter

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmʏnstɐ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: münster

Inherited from Old High German: munistiuri

Cognate with English: minster

Cognate with Sicilian: misteri

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.

Concepts

cathedral

minster

Münster

Munster

Minster

Synonyms

Dom

Kathedrale

Kirche

⛪

Klosterkirche

Münsterplatz

Translations

kathedraal

dom

cathédrale

Münster

Münster

duomo

catedral

Münster

katedra

catedrale

katedral

Munster

مونستر

catedral

cattedrale