Münster
English edit
Etymology edit
Proper noun edit
Münster
- A city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
- (historical) The prince-bishopric based in that city
Translations edit
city in North Rhine-Westphalia
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Anagrams edit
German edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From 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 edit
Münster 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 edit
Declension of Münster [neuter // masculine, strong]
Proper noun edit
Münster 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 edit
Declension of Münster [sg-only, neuter, toponym]
Descendants edit
- → English: Münster
Proper noun edit
Münster m or f (proper noun, strong, genitive Münsters or (with an article) Münster, plural Münsters or Münster)
- a surname
Declension edit
Declension 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 edit
Short for Münsterkäse, from the Alsatian town of Munster (German Münster above).
Noun edit
Münster m (strong, genitive Münster or Münsters, plural (rare) Münster)
- Munster cheese (Alsatian cheese)
Declension edit
Declension of Münster [masculine, strong]
Alternative forms edit
Descendants 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