moutier

French

Etymology

From Middle French moustier, from Old French mostier, inherited from Latin monastērium, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek μοναστήριον (monastḗrion). Doublet of monastère.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mu.tje/

Noun

moutier m (plural moutiers)

(obsolete) a minster; a monastery

Usage notes

This word is still found in toponyms.

Derived terms

Noirmoutier

Further reading

“moutier” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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