kloster
Danish edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
kloster n (definite singular klosteret or klostret, indefinite plural klostre, definite plural klostrene)
References edit
- “kloster” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse klaustr and Latin claustrum.
Noun edit
kloster n (definite singular klosteret or klostret, indefinite plural kloster or klostre, definite plural klostra or klostrene)
References edit
- “kloster” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse klaustr and Latin claustrum.
Noun edit
kloster n (definite singular klosteret, indefinite plural kloster, definite plural klostera)
References edit
- “kloster” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish kloster, kløster, from Old Norse klaustr.
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
kloster n
- monastery (place of residence for members of a religious community)
Declension edit
| Declension of kloster | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | kloster | klostret | kloster | klostren |
| Genitive | klosters | klostrets | klosters | klostrens |
Derived terms edit
- 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