klosteris

Latvian

Klosteris

Etymology

Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Medieval Latin claustrum (“portion of monastery closed off to laity”), from Latin claustrum (“enclosure”), a nominal use of the neuter past participle of claudo (“to close”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kluostɛɾis]

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Noun

klosteris m (2nd declension)

1. monastery, cloister, convent (the building and adjacent land inhabited by an order of monks)

   iestāties klosterī ― to join a monastery

   klostera dārzs ― monastery garden

   klostera zemes ― monastery lands

   sieviešu klosteris ― women's monastery (= nunnery, convent)

   viriešu klosteris ― men's monastery

   klostera priekšnieks ― the leader of a monastery

   klostera durvju priekšā Rozāle brītiņu apstājās, lai sakārtotos pirms ieiešanas svētajā vietā ― at the door of the monastery Rozāle stopped for a moment to prepare herself before going into the holy place

Declension

Declension of klosteris (2nd declension)

	singular	plural
nominative	klosteris	klosteri
genitive	klostera	klosteru
dative	klosterim	klosteriem
accusative	klosteri	klosterus
instrumental	klosteri	klosteriem
locative	klosterī	klosteros
vocative	klosteri	klosteri

Synonyms

• abatija

See also

• mūks, mūķene