munster

See also: Munster and Münster

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch monster, from Old Dutch [Term?], from Latin monastērium (“monastery”), from Ancient Greek μοναστήριον (monastḗrion).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmʏn.stər/

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• Hyphenation: mun‧ster

Noun

munster n (plural munsters)

1. (Christianity, chiefly historical) cathedral church

   Synonyms: domkerk, kathedraal

French

Alternative forms

• Munster

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mœ̃s.tɛʁ/, /mɛ̃s.tɛʁ/

• Audio:

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• Homophones: Munster, munsters

Noun

munster m (plural munsters)

1. Munster cheese

Further reading

• Munster (fromage) on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fr
• “munster” in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse.
• “munster”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Paronyms

• mastère
• mystère