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kloster

See also: Kloster, Klöster, and klošter

Danish

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German klōster, cf. German Kloster, from Medieval Latin claustrum (“enclosure, secluded part of a monastery”) (or Vulgar Latin *clōstrum). The Old West Norse form klaustr was borrowed via Old English clauster.

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Noun

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kloster n (definite singular klosteret or klostret, indefinite plural klostre, definite plural klostrene)

  1. a monastery
  2. a convent

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Old Norse klaustr and Latin claustrum.

Noun

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kloster n (definite singular klosteret or klostret, indefinite plural kloster or klostre, definite plural klostra or klostrene)

  1. a monastery
  2. a convent (nonnekloster)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Old Norse klaustr and Latin claustrum.

Noun

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kloster n (definite singular klosteret, indefinite plural kloster, definite plural klostera)

  1. a monastery
  2. a convent (nonnekloster)

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish kloster, kløster, from Old Norse klaustr.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kloster n

  1. monastery (place of residence for members of a religious community)

Declension

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Declension of kloster 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative kloster klostret kloster klostren
Genitive klosters klostrets klosters klostrens

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