mosteiro

Meaning

monastery (place of residence for monks)

Concepts

monastery

convent

abbey

cloister

minster

Synonyms

monastério

convento

Translations

klooster

monastère

Kloster

monastero

monasterio

monasterium

monestir

μοναστήρι

couvent

manastır

convento

μονή

pîrozgeh

xilwet

Pronounced as (IPA)

/mosˈte(j).ɾu/

Etymology

Cognate with Galician: mosteiro

Cognate with English: minster

Cognate with French: moutier

Cognate with Old French: 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.

Sentences

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.