cloître

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See also: cloitre, cloitré, and cloîtré

French

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Etymology

Inherited from Old French cloistre, from Latin claustrum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /klwatʁ/ ~ /klwɑtʁ/
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Noun

cloître m (plural cloîtres)

  1. cloister (part of a monastery)

Descendants

  • Russian: клуа́тр (kluátr)
  • Ukrainian: клуа́тр (kluátr)

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