Kloster

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See also: kloster, Klöster, and klošter

English

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Etymology

Borrowed from German Kloster.

Proper noun

Kloster (plural Klosters)

  1. A surname from German.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Kloster is the 18660th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1474 individuals. Kloster is most common among White (95.12%) individuals.

Further reading

German

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Etymology

From Old High German klōstar, borrowed from Vulgar Latin *clōstrum, Medieval Latin claustrum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkloːstɐ/
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  • Hyphenation: Klos‧ter; pre-1996: Klo‧ster

Noun

Kloster n (strong, genitive Klosters, plural Klöster, diminutive Klösterchen n or Klösterlein n)

  1. convent, monastery, cloister

Declension

Declension of Kloster
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Kloster die Klöster
genitive eines des Klosters der Klöster
dative einem dem Kloster den Klöstern
accusative ein das Kloster die Klöster

Hyponyms

Descendants

Further reading

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