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монастир

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Ukrainian

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 монастир on Ukrainian Wikipedia
монастир (Почаївська лавра)

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Ancient Greek μοναστήριον (monastḗrion, hermit's cell), from μόνος (mónos, alone). Compare Russian монасты́рь (monastýrʹ), Belarusian манасты́р (manastýr), Polish monaster.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [mɔnɐˈstɪr]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪr
  • Hyphenation: мо‧на‧стир

Noun

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монасти́р (monastýrm inan (genitive монастиря́, nominative plural монастирі́, genitive plural монастирі́в, relational adjective монасти́рський)

  1. monastery, friary
  2. convent, nunnery
  3. cloister

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Further reading

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