mosteiro
Galician
Etymology
13th century. From Old 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”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mos.ˈtej.ɾo/
See also
References
- “mosteiro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
- “mosteiro” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
- “mosteiro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
- “mosteiro” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “mosteiro” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old 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).
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /muʃ.ˈtɐj.ɾu/, /muʃ.ˈtej.ɾu/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /mos.ˈte(j).ɾu/
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /mos.ˈte(j).ɾo/
Noun
mosteiro m (plural mosteiros)
- monastery (place of residence for members of a religious community)
Synonyms
- (monastery): convento, monastério
Related terms
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