kolostor

Hungarian

Etymology

Shortening of dialectal kalastorom (monastery), the intermediate form *kalastor was influenced by monostor (monastery). Created during the Hungarian language reform taking place in the 18th-19th centuries.

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈkoloʃtor/
  • Hyphenation: ko‧los‧tor

Noun

kolostor (plural kolostorok)

  1. monastery

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