Münster
English
editEtymology
editProper noun
editMünster
- A city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- (historical) The prince-bishopric based in that city
Translations
editcity in North Rhine-Westphalia
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Anagrams
editGerman
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Middle High German münster, from Old High German munistiuri (8th century), from Vulgar Latin *monisterium, from Latin monastērium, from Ancient Greek μοναστήριον (monastḗrion). Cognate with English minster and the doublet monastery, and Sicilian misteri.
Noun
editMünster n or (dated) m (strong, genitive Münsters, plural Münster)
- minster (large, originally monastic church)
Usage notes
edit- Since the English word minster is less widely used, churches like the Ulmer Münster or Bonner Münster are often called cathedral in English texts, though this is not strictly correct. An exception is the Freiburger Münster, which is indeed a cathedral.
Declension
editDeclension of Münster [neuter // masculine, strong]
Proper noun
editMünster n (proper noun, genitive Münsters or (optionally with an article) Münster)
- Münster (an independent city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany)
- (historical) the prince-bishopric based in that city
- A municipality of Bavaria, Germany
- A municipality of Hesse, Germany
- A municipality of Tyrol, Austria
- Munster (a municipality of Alsace, France)
Declension
editDeclension of Münster [sg-only, neuter, toponym]
Descendants
edit- → English: Münster
Proper noun
editMünster m or f (proper noun, strong, genitive Münsters or (with an article) Münster, plural Münsters or Münster)
- a surname
Declension
editDeclension of Münster [masculine // feminine, surname]
singular | plural | |||||||
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masculine | feminine | |||||||
indef. | def. | noun | indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | (ein) | (der) | Münster | (eine) | (die) | Münster | (die) | Münsters, Münster |
genitive | (eines) | (des) | Münsters, Münster1 | (einer) | (der) | Münster | (der) | Münsters, Münster |
dative | (einem) | (dem) | Münster | (einer) | (der) | Münster | (den) | Münsters, Münster |
accusative | (einen) | (den) | Münster | (eine) | (die) | Münster | (die) | Münsters, Münster |
1With an article.
Etymology 2
editShort for Münsterkäse, from the Alsatian town of Munster (German Münster above).
Noun
editMünster m (strong, genitive Münster or Münsters, plural (rare) Münster)
- Munster cheese (Alsatian cheese)
Declension
editDeclension of Münster [masculine, strong]
Alternative forms
editDescendants
edit- → English: muenster
Further reading
edit- Münster on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- “Münster (Käse)” in Duden online
- “Münster (Kirche)” in Duden online
- “Münster (Stadt)” in Duden online
- “Münster” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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