μοναστήρι

Greek

Alternative forms

• μαναστήρι (manastíri) (northern, dialect)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μοναστήριον (monastḗrion).

Noun

μοναστήρι • (monastíri) n (plural μοναστήρια)

1. An abbey, monastery, convent, cloister.

   Synonym: μονή (moní)

Declension

Declension of μοναστήρι

	singular	plural
nominative	μοναστήρι (monastíri)	μοναστήρια (monastíria)
genitive	μοναστηριού (monastirioú)	μοναστηριών (monastirión)
accusative	μοναστήρι (monastíri)	μοναστήρια (monastíria)
vocative	μοναστήρι (monastíri)	μοναστήρια (monastíria)

Related terms

• see: μονή f (moní, “monastery”)

Descendants

• → Aromanian: mãnãstir
• → Romanian: mânăstire, mănăstire
• → Turkish: manastır

Further reading

• μοναστήρι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el
• μοναστήρι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language