Lawra

See also: ławra and ławrą

German

Alternative forms

• Laura, Laure, Lavra

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek λαύρα (laúra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlaːv.ʁa/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Law‧ra

Noun

Lawra f (genitive Lawra, plural Lawren)

1. (Eastern Orthodox Church, historical) laura, lavra (cluster of cells or caves for hermits, with a church and sometimes a refectory at the centre)
2. (Eastern Orthodox Church) laura, lavra (large male monastery)

Declension

Declension of Lawra [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Lawra	die	Lawraen
genitive	einer	der	Lawra	der	Lawraen
dative	einer	der	Lawra	den	Lawraen
accusative	eine	die	Lawra	die	Lawraen

Further reading

• “Lawra” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Lawra” in Duden online
• “Lawra”, in Online-Wortschatz-Informationssystem Deutsch (in German), Mannheim: Leibniz-Institut für Deutsche Sprache, 2008–
• “Lawra” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon