klooster

See also: Klooster

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch clôoster, from Old Dutch *clōster, post-West Germanic borrowing from Medieval Latin claustrum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkloːs.tər/
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  • Hyphenation: kloos‧ter
  • Rhymes: -oːstər
  • Homophone: Klooster

Noun

klooster n (plural kloosters, diminutive kloostertje n)

  1. cloister, monastery

Derived terms

Estonian

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German klôster, from Medieval Latin claustrum.

Noun

klooster (genitive kloostri, partitive kloostrit)

  1. monastery, convent, abbey

Declension

Derived terms

  • abiklooster
  • kloostrikirik
  • kloostrikool
  • kloostriõu
  • kloostriülem
  • mungaklooster
  • naisklooster
  • nunnaklooster
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