Lawra
See also: ławra and ławrą
German
Alternative forms
- Laura, Laure, Lavra
Etymology
Ultimately from Ancient Greek λαύρα (laúra).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlaːv.ʁa/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Law‧ra
Noun
Lawra f (genitive Lawra, plural Lawren)
- (Eastern Orthodox Church, historical) laura, lavra (cluster of cells or caves for hermits, with a church and sometimes a refectory at the centre)
- (Eastern Orthodox Church) laura, lavra (large male monastery)
Declension
Declension of Lawra [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Lawra | die | Lawraen |
| genitive | einer | der | Lawra | der | Lawraen |
| dative | einer | der | Lawra | den | Lawraen |
| accusative | eine | die | Lawra | die | Lawraen |
Further reading
- “Lawra” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Lawra” in Duden online
- “Lawra”, in Online-Wortschatz-Informationssystem Deutsch (in German), Mannheim: Leibniz-Institut für Deutsche Sprache, 2008–
- “Lawra” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon