Münster

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See also: muenster, munster, and Munster

English

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Etymology

From German Münster.

Proper noun

Münster

  1. A city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
  2. (historical) The prince-bishopric based in that city

Translations

Anagrams

German

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmʏnstɐ/
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  • Hyphenation: Müns‧ter

Etymology 1

From Middle High German münster, from Old High German munistiuri (8th century), from Vulgar Latin *monisterium, from Latin monastērium, from Ancient Greek μοναστήριον (monastḗrion). Cognate with English minster and the doublet monastery, and Sicilian misteri.

Noun

Münster n or (dated) m (strong, genitive Münsters, plural Münster)

  1. minster (large, originally monastic church)
Usage notes
Declension
Declension of Münster
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das, der Münster die Münster
genitive eines des Münsters der Münster
dative einem dem Münster den Münstern
accusative ein, einen das, den Münster die Münster

Proper noun

Münster n (proper noun, genitive Münsters or (optionally with an article) Münster)

  1. Münster (an independent city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)
    1. (historical) the prince-bishopric based in that city
  2. A municipality of Bavaria, Germany
  3. A municipality of Hesse, Germany
  4. A municipality of Tyrol, Austria
  5. Munster (a municipality of Alsace, France)
Declension
Declension of Münster
singular
def. noun
nominative das Münster
genitive des Münsters, Münster1
dative dem Münster
accusative das Münster

1Optionally with an article.

Descendants
  • → English: Münster

Proper noun

Münster m or f (proper noun, strong, genitive Münsters or (with an article) Münster, plural Münsters or Münster)

  1. a surname
Declension
Declension of Münster
singular plural
masculine feminine
indef. def. noun indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative (ein) (der) Münster (eine) (die) Münster (die) Münsters, Münster
genitive (eines) (des) Münsters, Münster1 (einer) (der) Münster (der) Münsters, Münster
dative (einem) (dem) Münster (einer) (der) Münster (den) Münsters, Münster
accusative (einen) (den) Münster (eine) (die) Münster (die) Münsters, Münster

1With an article.

Etymology 2

Short for Münsterkäse, from the Alsatian town of Munster (German Münster above).

Noun

Münster m (strong, genitive Münster or Münsters, plural (rare) Münster)

  1. Munster cheese (Alsatian cheese)
Declension
Declension of Münster
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Münster die Münster
genitive eines des Münster, Münsters der Münster
dative einem dem Münster den Münstern
accusative einen den Münster die Münster
Alternative forms
Descendants

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