monastery
A residence for monks or others who have taken religious vowsA residence for monks or others who have taken religious vows.
» Tom was at the monastery.
Том был в монастыре.
Meaning
1 sensesA residence for monks or others who have taken religious vows.
Kloster
монасты́рьmonastýrʹ
монасти́рmonastýr
the residence of a religious community
Examples
27 sentencesTom was at the monastery.
ruТом был в монастыре.
Monks used to play tennis in monasteries.
Раніше монахи грали в монастирях у теніс.
deMönche pflegten in Klöstern Tennis zu spielen.
These monks live inside the monastery.
ruЭти монахи живут за монастырскими стенами.
deDiese Mönche leben im Kloster.
The monk is in the monastery.
ruМонах в монастыре.
deDer Mönch ist im Kloster.
The structure was originally a monastery.
ruЭто строение первоначально было монастырём.
deDieses Gebäude war ursprünglich ein Kloster.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English monasterie, from Old French monastere, from Medieval Latin monastēriumFrom Middle English monasterie, from Old French monastere, from Medieval Latin monastērium (“monastery”), from Ancient Greek μοναστήριον (monastḗrion, “hermitage, monastery”), from μοναστήριος (monastḗrios, “alone, made alone”) + -ιον (-ion, “-ium”, suffix forming place names), from μονάζω (monázō, “to be alone”), from μόνος (mónos, “alone”) + -άζω (-ázō, verb-forming suffix). Doublet of minster.
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Forms
plural: monasteries| Singular | monastery |
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