kunvent

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Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian cunventu, from Latin conventus.

Pronunciation

Noun

kunvent m (plural kunventi)

  1. (religion) convent, monastery
    Synonyms: (less common) monasteru, (obsolete) dejr

Usage notes

  • As with Italian convento and monastero, the Maltese words are generally not distinguished at all, or are distinguished by criteria other than gender. Nevertheless it is of course possible that the English distinction between a convent (for nuns) and a monastery (for monks) is adopted into Maltese by individual speakers.