noun · neutersecond declension
monastērium
monastērium n (genitive monastēriī or monastērī)
Classical[mɔ.nasˈteː.ri.ũː]Ecclesiastical[mo.nasˈtɛː.ri.um]
Meaning
- Late Latinmonastery
- Late Latincell; area used by a monk.
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | monastērium | monastēria |
| genitive | monastēriī monastērī | monastēriōrum |
| dative | monastēriō | monastēriīs |
| accusative | monastērium | monastēria |
| ablative | monastēriō | monastēriīs |
| vocative | monastērium | monastēria |
mŏnastērĭum, ii, n., = μοναστήριον,
I. a monastery (eccl. Lat.), Sid. Ep. 4, 25; 7, 17; Aug. ad Casul. Ep. 86.
Origins
From Ancient Greek μοναστήριον (monastḗrion, “hermitage, monastery”), from μοναστήριος (monastḗrios, “alone, made alone”) + -ιον (-ion, “-ium: forming places”), from μονάζειν (monázein, “to be alone”), from μόνος (mónos, “alone”) + -άζειν (-ázein, “to: forming verbs”).
Descendants
- Italianmonastero
- Frenchmonastèrefrom Middle French monastere
- Englishmonasteryfrom Middle French monastere
- Occitanmonastèri
- Portuguesemonastério
- Spanishmonasterio
- Catalanmonestirfrom Vulgar Latin *monistērium
- Frenchmoutierfrom Vulgar Latin *monistērium
- Portuguesemosteirofrom Vulgar Latin *monistērium
- Sardinianmoristenefrom Vulgar Latin *monistērium