mõesteiro

See also: moesteiro

Old 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

IPA^(key): /mõ.es.ˈtej.ɾo/

Noun

mõesteiro m

monastery
- 13th century, attributed to 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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