Münster

See also: muenster, munster, and Munster

English

Etymology

From German Münster.

Proper noun

Münster

1. A city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
2. (historical) The prince-bishopric based in that city

Translations

city in North Rhine-Westphalia

• Arabic: مونستر
• Armenian: Մյունստեր (Myunster)
• Bavarian: Minschda
• Dutch: Munster, Münster
• Georgian: მიუნსტერი (miunsṭeri)
• German: Münster (de)
• Greek: Μύνστερ (el) (Mýnster)
• Hebrew: מינסטר
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• Japanese: ミュンスター
• Korean: 뮌스터 (mwinseuteo)
• Kyrgyz: Мүнстер (Münster)
• Latin: Monasterium
• Macedonian: Ми́нстер m (Mínster)
• Marathi: म्युन्स्टर (myunsṭar)
• Russian: Мюнстер (ru) m (Mjunster)
• Ukrainian: Мюнстер (Mjunster)

Anagrams

• Munters, munters, sternum

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin monastērium, from Ancient Greek μοναστήριον (monastḗrion). Cognate with English minster.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmʏnstɐ/
• Hyphenation: Müns‧ter

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Münster n (proper noun, genitive Münsters or (optionally with an article) Münster)

1. Münster (a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)
2. (historical) the prince-bishopric based in that city
3. A municipality of Bavaria, Germany
4. A municipality of Hesse, Germany
5. A municipality of Tirol, Austria

Declension

Declension of Münster [sg-only, neuter, toponym]

	singular
	def.	noun
nominative	das	Münster
genitive	des	Münsters, Münster1
dative	dem	Münster
accusative	das	Münster

¹Optionally with an article.

Descendants

• → English: Münster

References

• “Münster” in Duden online

Noun

Münster n or m (strong, genitive Münsters, plural Münster)

1. minster (monastic church)

Declension

Declension of Münster [neuter // masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das, der	Münster	die	Münster
genitive	eines	des	Münsters	der	Münster
dative	einem	dem	Münster	den	Münstern
accusative	ein, einen	das, den	Münster	die	Münster

References

• “Münster” in Duden online

Noun

Münster m (strong, genitive Münsters, plural Münster)

1. muenster cheese, Münsterkäse

Declension

Declension of Münster [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Münster	die	Münster
genitive	eines	des	Münsters	der	Münster
dative	einem	dem	Münster	den	Münstern
accusative	einen	den	Münster	die	Münster

References

• “Münster” in Duden online

Proper noun

Münster m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Münsters or (with an article) Münster, feminine genitive Münster, plural Münsters or Münster)

1. a surname

Declension

Declension of Münster [masculine // feminine, surname]

	singular						plural
	masculine			feminine
	indef.	def.	noun	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	(ein)	(der)	Münster	(eine)	(die)	Münster	(die)	Münsters, Münster
genitive	(eines)	(des)	Münsters, Münster1	(einer)	(der)	Münster	(der)	Münsters, Münster
dative	(einem)	(dem)	Münster	(einer)	(der)	Münster	(den)	Münsters, Münster
accusative	(einen)	(den)	Münster	(eine)	(die)	Münster	(die)	Münsters, Münster

¹With an article.

Further reading

• Münster on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• “Münster (Käse)” in Duden online
• “Münster (Kirche)” in Duden online
• “Münster (Stadt)” in Duden online
• “Münster” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache