claustro

Concepts

cloister

abbey

convent

monastery

nunnery

religious residence

Synonyms

clausura

Translations

cloître

chiostro

claustre

Kloster

μοναστήρι

klooster

claustro

Kreuzgang

kloosterleven

kruisgang

دير

kloostergang

manastır

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈklaws.tɾu/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin: claustrum

In summary

Borrowed from Medieval Latin claustrum (“portion of monastery closed off to laity”), from Latin claustrum (“place shut in, bar, bolt, enclosure”).