mõesteiro

See also: moesteiro

Old Portuguese

Alternative forms

• mosteiro

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mõ.es.ˈtej.ɾo/

Noun

mõesteiro m

1. monastery
   • 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, cantiga 332 (facsimile):

     ũu mõeſteiro en reino de Leon

     a monastery in the Kingdom of León

Descendants

• Galician: mosteiro
• Portuguese: mosteiro