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Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin monastērium, from Ancient Greek μοναστήριον (monastḗrion). Compare the inherited mosteiro.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /mo.nasˈtɛ.ɾi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /mo.nasˈtɛ.ɾju/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /mo.nasˈtɛ.ɾi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /mo.nasˈtɛ.ɾju/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /mo.naʃˈtɛ.ɾi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /mo.naʃˈtɛ.ɾju/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /mo.nasˈtɛ.ɾi.o/ , (faster pronunciation) /mo.nasˈtɛ.ɾjo/
Noun
monastério m (plural monastérios)
- monastery (place of residence for members of a religious community)
- Synonym: mosteiro