monastyr

See also: Monastyr

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian монастырь (monastyrʹ), from Ancient Greek μοναστήριον (monastḗrion).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔˈnas.tɨr/

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• Rhymes: -astɨr
• Syllabification: mo‧nas‧tyr
• Homophone: Monastyr

Noun

monastyr m inan

1. (Christianity) Alternative form of monaster

Declension

Declension of monastyr

	singular	plural
nominative	monastyr	monastyry
genitive	monastyru	monastyrów
dative	monastyrowi	monastyrom
accusative	monastyr	monastyry
instrumental	monastyrem	monastyrami
locative	monastyrze	monastyrach
vocative	monastyrze	monastyry

Further reading

• monastyr in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• monastyr in Polish dictionaries at PWN