Chlooschter

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Old High German klōstar, borrowed from Vulgar Latin *clostrum, Medieval Latin claustrum. Cognate with German Kloster.

Pronunciation

(Zurich) IPA^(key): /ˈχloːʃtər/

Noun

Chlooschter n (plural Chlooschter)

monastery, abbey; nunnery
- 1987, Hans Schärer, ‘Oises Chlooschter’, Chrüütli us em Chlooschter-Gaarte:
  Waa wär Muri oni Chlooschter? / Dänk es Doorf wie anderi au!
  What would Muri be without its abbey? Just a town like any other!

References

“Chlōster”, in Schweizerisches Idiotikon. Wörterbuch der schweizerdeutschen Sprache (in German), volume III, 1885–2019, column 700

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