mosteiro

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Galician

Mosteiro de San Xulián de Samos / Monastery of Saint Julian, Samos, Galicia
Mosteiro de San Miguel de Eiré / Monastery of Saint Michael, Eiré, Galicia

Etymology

13th century. From Old Galician-Portuguese mõesteiro (monastery) (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Vulgar Latin *monistērium from Late Latin monastērium (monastery, monk's cell), from Ancient Greek μοναστήριον (monastḗrion, hermit's cell), from μόνος (mónos, alone).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mosˈtejɾo/
  • Rhymes: -ejɾo
  • Hyphenation: mos‧tei‧ro

Noun

mosteiro m (plural mosteiros)

  1. monastery

See also

Mosteiros e conventos de Galicia on the Galician Wikipedia.Wikipedia gl

References

Portuguese

Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
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mosteiro

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese mõesteiro (monastery), from Vulgar Latin *monistērium from Late Latin monastērium (monastery, monk's cell), from Ancient Greek μοναστήριον (monastḗrion, hermit's cell), from μόνος (mónos, alone). Cognate with Galician mosteiro, English minster and French moutier (Old French moustier). Doublet of monastério.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: mos‧tei‧ro

Noun

mosteiro m (plural mosteiros)

  1. monastery (place of residence for monks)
    Synonym: monastério