монастир
Ukrainian
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монастир (Почаївська лавра)
Etymology
Ultimately from Ancient Greek μοναστήριον (monastḗrion, “hermit's cell”), from μόνος (mónos, “alone”). Compare Russian монасты́рь (monastýrʹ), Belarusian манасты́р (manastýr), Polish monaster.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mɔnɐˈstɪr]
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Noun
монасти́р • (monastýr) m inan (genitive монастиря́, nominative plural монастирі́, genitive plural монастирі́в, related adjective монасти́рський)
- monastery, friary
- convent, nunnery
- cloister
Declension
Declension of монасти́р (inan soft masc-form accent-b)
singular | plural | |
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nominative | монасти́р monastýr | монастирі́ monastyrí |
genitive | монастиря́ monastyrjá | монастирі́в monastyrív |
dative | монастире́ві, монастирю́ monastyrévi, monastyrjú | монастиря́м monastyrjám |
accusative | монасти́р monastýr | монастирі́ monastyrí |
instrumental | монастире́м monastyrém | монастиря́ми monastyrjámy |
locative | монастирю́, монастирі́ monastyrjú, monastyrí | монастиря́х monastyrjáx |
vocative | монасти́рю monastýrju | монастирі́ monastyrí |
Further reading
- Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “монастир”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- “монастир”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
- “монастир”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
- “монастир”, in Словник.ua [Slovnik.ua] (in Ukrainian)