mõesteiro
See also: moesteiro
Old Galician-Portuguese edit
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Etymology edit
From Vulgar Latin monistērium, from Late Latin monastērium (“monastery, monk's cell”), from Ancient Greek μοναστήριον (monastḗrion, “hermit's cell”), from μόνος (mónos, “alone”).
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Noun edit
mõesteiro m
- monastery
- 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 332 (facsimile):
- ũu mõeſteiro en reino de Leon
- a monastery in the Kingdom of León