монастырь

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Russian

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek μοναστήριον (monastḗrion), converged with words ending with "-ырь" (cf. пустырь).

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɨrʲ

Noun

монасты́рь (monastýrʹm inan (genitive монастыря́, nominative plural монастыри́, genitive plural монастыре́й, relational adjective монасты́рский)

  1. monastery, convent

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Descendants

  • Ingrian: manasteri

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