kloster

See also: Kloster, Klöster, and klošter

Danish

Etymology

From Middle Low German klōster, cf. German Kloster, from Medieval Latin claustrum (“enclosure, secluded part of a monastery”) (or Vulgar Latin *clōstrum). The Old West Norse form klaustr was borrowed via Old English clauster.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈkʰl̥ʌsd̥ɐ]

Noun

kloster n (definite singular klosteret or klostret, indefinite plural klostre, definite plural klostrene)

a monastery
a convent

References

“kloster” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse klaustr and Latin claustrum.

Noun

kloster n (definite singular klosteret or klostret, indefinite plural kloster or klostre, definite plural klostra or klostrene)

a monastery
a convent (nonnekloster)

References

“kloster” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse klaustr and Latin claustrum.

Noun

kloster n (definite singular klosteret, indefinite plural kloster, definite plural klostera)

a monastery
a convent (nonnekloster)

References

“kloster” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish kloster, kløster, from Old Norse klaustr.

Pronunciation

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Noun

kloster n

monastery (place of residence for members of a religious community)

Declension

Declension of kloster
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	kloster	klostret	kloster	klostren
Genitive	klosters	klostrets	klosters	klostrens

Derived terms

augustinkloster
benediktinkloster
birgittinkloster
buddistkloster
cistercienskloster
dominikankloster
franciskankloster
gråbrödrakloster
kapucinkloster

karmelitkloster
kartusiankloster
klosterarbete
klosterbroder
klostercell
klostergård
klosterkyrka
klosterlig
klosterlik

klosterlikör
klosterliv
klosterlöfte
klostermur
klosterorden
klosterregel
klosterruin
klostersyster
klosterträdgård

klosterväsen
klosteröl
lamakloster
munkkloster
nunnekloster
svartbrödrakloster

Descendants

→ Finnish: luostari

Anagrams

klorets, lektors, storlek