mosteiro

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Galician

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Mosteiro de San Xulián de Samos / Monastery of Saint Julian, Samos, Galicia
Mosteiro de San Miguel de Eiré / Monastery of Saint Michael, Eiré, Galicia

Etymology

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13th century. From Old Galician-Portuguese mõesteiro (monastery) (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), 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

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  • IPA(key): /mosˈtejɾo/ [mos̺ˈt̪ej.ɾʊ]
  • Rhymes: -ejɾo
  • Hyphenation: mos‧tei‧ro

Noun

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mosteiro m (plural mosteiros)

  1. monastery
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See also

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Mosteiros e conventos de Galicia on the Galician Wikipedia.Wikipedia gl

References

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Portuguese

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Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pt
mosteiro

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese mõesteiro (monastery), from Vulgar Latin *monistērium from Late Latin monastērium (monastery, monk's cell), from Ancient Greek μοναστήριον (monastḗrion, hermit's cell), from μόνος (mónos, alone). Cognate with Galician mosteiro, English minster and French moutier (Old French moustier). Doublet of monastério.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: mos‧tei‧ro

Noun

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mosteiro m (plural mosteiros)

  1. monastery (place of residence for monks)
    Synonym: monastério
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