монастир
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монастир (Почаївська лавра)
Ukrainian
Alternative forms
- манасти́р (manastýr) — 1928-1933 spelling, now dialectal
Etymology
Ultimately from Ancient Greek μοναστήριον (monastḗrion, “hermit's cell”), from μόνος (mónos, “alone”). Compare Russian монасты́рь (monastýrʹ), Belarusian манасты́р (manastýr), Polish monaster.
Pronunciation
Noun
монасти́р • (monastýr) m inan (genitive монастиря́, nominative plural монастирі́, genitive plural монастирі́в, relational adjective монасти́рський)
Declension
Declension of монасти́р (inan soft masc-form accent-b)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | монасти́р monastýr |
монастирі́ monastyrí |
| genitive | монастиря́ monastyrjá |
монастирі́в monastyrív |
| dative | монастире́ві, монастирю́ monastyrévi, monastyrjú |
монастиря́м monastyrjám |
| accusative | монасти́р monastýr |
монастирі́ monastyrí |
| instrumental | монастире́м monastyrém |
монастиря́ми monastyrjámy |
| locative | монастирю́, монастирі́ monastyrjú, monastyrí |
монастиря́х monastyrjáx |
| vocative | монасти́рю monastýrju |
монастирі́ monastyrí |
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “монастир”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- “монастир”, in Горох – Словозміна (in Ukrainian)
- “монастир”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “монастир”, in Словник.ua (in Ukrainian)