Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic киновиꙗ (kinovija), from Koine Greek κοινόβιον (koinóbion, monastery, monastic community), from κοινόβιος (koinóbios, communal living), from κοινός (koinós, common, shared) + βίος (bíos, life). Doublet of cenobiu.

Noun

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chinovie f (plural chinovii)

  1. monastery

Declension

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