mõesteiro

See also: moesteiro

Old Galician-Portuguese

Alternative forms

mosteiro

Etymology

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

(Galicia) IPA^(key): /mõ.es.ˈtej.ɾo/
(Portugal) IPA^(key): /mõ.es.ˈtej.ɾʊ/

Noun

mõesteiro m

monastery
- 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 332 (facsimile):
  
  ũu mõeſteiro en reino de Leon
  a monastery in the Kingdom of León

Descendants

Galician: mosteiro
Portuguese: mosteiro

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