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)
- 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 (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | klosteris | klosteri |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | klosteri | klosterus |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | klostera | klosteru |
| dative (datīvs) | klosterim | klosteriem |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | klosteri | klosteriem |
| locative (lokatīvs) | klosterī | klosteros |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | klosteri | klosteri |
Synonyms
- abatija
See also
- mūks, mūķene