манастир

Bulgarian

Alternative forms

• манасти́рь (manastírʹ)
• монасти́р (monastír) — colloquial

Etymology

From Old Church Slavonic манастырь (manastyrĭ), from dialectal northern Greek μαναστήρι (manastíri, “monastery, cloister”), a variant of standard Greek μοναστήρι (monastíri) and in turn derived from Ancient Greek μοναστήριον (monastḗrion).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɐnɐˈstir]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

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• Rhymes: -ir
• Syllabification^(key): ма‧на‧стир
• Hyphenation^(key): ма‧нас‧тир

Noun

манасти́р • (manastír) m (relational adjective манасти́рски, diminutive манасти́рче)

1. monastery

Declension

Declension of манасти́р

	singular	plural
indefinite	манасти́р manastír	манасти́ри manastíri
definite (subject form)	манасти́рът manastírăt	манасти́рите manastírite
definite (object form)	манасти́ра manastíra
count form	—	манасти́ра manastíra

Derived terms

• манасти́рище (manastírište, “former monastery site”)
• манасти́рски юрне́ци (manastírski jurnéci, “embroidery on the sleeves of a woman's shirt”)

References

• “манастир”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “манастир”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmanastir]

• Audio:

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Noun

манастир • (manastir) m (plural манастири, relational adjective манастирски, diminutive манастирче)

1. monastery

   Synonym: обител (obitel)

Declension

Declension of манастир

	singular	plural
indefinite	манастир (manastir)	манастири (manastiri)
definite unspecified	манастирот (manastirot)	манастирите (manastirite)
definite proximal	манастиров (manastirov)	манастириве (manastirive)
definite distal	манастирон (manastiron)	манастирине (manastirine)
vocative	манастиру (manastiru)	манастири (manastiri)
count form	—	манастира (manastira)

Derived terms

• манастирски (manastirski)

References

• “манастир” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Latin monastērium, from Ancient Greek μοναστήριον (monastḗrion, “hermit's cell”), from μόνος (mónos, “alone”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mânastiːr/
• Hyphenation: ма‧на‧стир

Noun

ма̏настӣр m inan (Latin spelling mȁnastīr)

1. monastery

   Србија је земља манастира, тврђава и бања. ― Serbia is a land of monasteries, fortresses and spas.

   Манастир Хиландар је српска лавра. ― The Hilandar Monastery is the Serbian laura.

2. cloister

Declension

Declension of манастир

	singular	plural
nominative	манастир	манастири
genitive	манастира	манастира
dative	манастиру	манастирима
accusative	манастир	манастире
vocative	манастире	манастири
locative	манастиру	манастирима
instrumental	манастиром	манастирима

Further reading

• “манастир”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

Ukrainian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɐnɐˈstɪr]
• Hyphenation: ма‧на‧стир

Noun

манасти́р • (manastýr) m inan (genitive манастиря́, nominative plural манастирі́, genitive plural манастирі́в, relational adjective манасти́рський)

1. (now dialectal) 1928–1933 spelling of монасти́р (monastýr, “monastery”), which was deprecated in the orthography reform of 1933

Declension

Declension of манасти́р
(inan soft masc-form accent-b)

	singular	plural
nominative	манасти́р manastýr	манастирі́ manastyrí
genitive	манастиря́ manastyrjá	манастирі́в manastyrív
dative	манастире́ві, манастирю́ manastyrévi, manastyrjú	манастиря́м manastyrjám
accusative	манасти́р manastýr	манастирі́ manastyrí
instrumental	манастире́м manastyrém	манастиря́ми manastyrjámy
locative	манастирю́, манастирі́ manastyrjú, manastyrí	манастиря́х manastyrjáx
vocative	манасти́рю manastýrju	манастирі́ manastyrí