moutier

French

Etymology

From Middle French moustier, from Old French mostier, inherited from Latin monastērium, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek μοναστήριον (monastḗrion). Doublet of monastère.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mu.tje/

Noun

moutier m (plural moutiers)

1. (obsolete) a minster; a monastery

Usage notes

This word is still found in toponyms.

Derived terms

• Noirmoutier

Further reading

• “moutier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.