mosteiro

Galician

Mosteiro de San Xulián de Samos / Monastery of Saint Julian, Samos, Galicia

Mosteiro de San Miguel de Eiré / Monastery of Saint Michael, Eiré, Galicia

Etymology

13th century. From Old Galician-Portuguese mõesteiro (“monastery”) (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Vulgar Latin *monistērium from Late Latin monastērium (“monastery, monk's cell”), from Ancient Greek μοναστήριον (monastḗrion, “hermit's cell”), from μόνος (mónos, “alone”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mosˈtejɾo/ [mos̺ˈt̪ej.ɾʊ]
• Rhymes: -ejɾo
• Hyphenation: mos‧tei‧ro

Noun

mosteiro m (plural mosteiros)

1. monastery

Related terms

• monxe
• Mosteiro
• Mosteiró
• Mosteirón
• Vilarmosteiro

See also

Mosteiros e conventos de Galicia on the Galician Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^gl

References

• “mosteiro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “mosteiro” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “mosteiro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “mosteiro” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “mosteiro” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

mosteiro

Alternative forms

• mosteyro (obsolete)
• moesteiro, moesteyro (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese mõesteiro (“monastery”), from Vulgar Latin *monistērium from Late Latin monastērium (“monastery, monk's cell”), from Ancient Greek μοναστήριον (monastḗrion, “hermit's cell”), from μόνος (mónos, “alone”). Cognate with Galician mosteiro, English minster and French moutier (Old French moustier). Doublet of monastério.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mosˈte(j).ɾu/ [mosˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mosˈte(j).ɾu/ [mosˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /moʃˈte(j).ɾu/ [moʃˈte(ɪ̯).ɾu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /mosˈte(j).ɾo/ [mosˈte(ɪ̯).ɾo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /muʃˈtɐj.ɾu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /muʃˈtɐj.ɾu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /muʃˈtej.ɾu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /muʃˈtej.ɾu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /muʃˈte.ɾu/

• Hyphenation: mos‧tei‧ro

Noun

mosteiro m (plural mosteiros)

1. monastery (place of residence for monks)

   Synonym: monastério

Related terms

• monástico
• monge