monastério

See also: monasterio

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin monastērium, from Ancient Greek μοναστήριον (monastḗrion). Compare the inherited mosteiro.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mo.nasˈtɛ.ɾi.u/ [mo.nasˈtɛ.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /mo.nasˈtɛ.ɾju/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mo.nasˈtɛ.ɾi.u/ [mo.nasˈtɛ.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /mo.nasˈtɛ.ɾju/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /mo.naʃˈtɛ.ɾi.u/ [mo.naʃˈtɛ.ɾɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /mo.naʃˈtɛ.ɾju/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /mo.nasˈtɛ.ɾi.o/ [mo.nasˈtɛ.ɾɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /mo.nasˈtɛ.ɾjo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mu.nɐʃˈtɛ.ɾju/

Noun

monastério m (plural monastérios)

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

   Synonym: mosteiro