Chlooschter

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Old High German klōstar, borrowed from Vulgar Latin *clostrum, Medieval Latin claustrum. Cognate with German Kloster.

Pronunciation

• (Zurich) IPA^(key): /ˈχloːʃtər/

Noun

Chlooschter n (plural Chlooschter)

1. monastery, abbey; nunnery
   • 1987, Hans Schärer, ‘Oises Chlooschter’, Chrüütli us em Chlooschter-Gaarte:

     Waa wär Muri oni Chlooschter? / Dänk es Doorf wie anderi au!

     What would Muri be without its abbey? Just a town like any other!

References

• “Chlōster”, in Schweizerisches Idiotikon. Wörterbuch der schweizerdeutschen Sprache^[1] (in German), volume III, 1885–2020, column 700