kloster

See also: Kloster, Klöster, and klošter

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German klōster, cf. German Kloster, from Medieval Latin claustrum (“enclosure, secluded part of a monastery”) (or Vulgar Latin *clōstrum). The Old West Norse form klaustr was borrowed via Old English clauster.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkʰl̥ʌsd̥ɐ]

Noun

kloster n (definite singular klosteret or klostret, indefinite plural klostre, definite plural klostrene)

1. a monastery
2. a convent

References

• “kloster” in Den Danske Ordbog

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse klaustr and Latin claustrum

Noun

kloster n (definite singular klosteret or klostret, indefinite plural kloster or klostre, definite plural klostra or klostrene)

1. a monastery
2. a convent (nonnekloster)

References

• “kloster” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse klaustr and Latin claustrum

Noun

kloster n (definite singular klosteret, indefinite plural kloster, definite plural klostera)

1. a monastery
2. a convent (nonnekloster)

References

• “kloster” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish kloster, kløster, from Old Norse klaustr.

Pronunciation

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Noun

kloster n

1. monastery (place of residence for members of a religious community)

Declension

Declension of kloster
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	kloster	klostret	kloster	klostren
Genitive	klosters	klostrets	klosters	klostrens

Descendants

• → Finnish: luostari

Anagrams

• klorets, lektors, storlek