monastērium
From Ancient Greek μοναστήριον (monastḗrion, “hermitage, monastery”), from μοναστήριος (monastḗrios, “alone, made alone”) + -ιον (-ion, “-ium: forming places”), from μονάζειν (monázein, “to be alone”), from μόνος (mónos, “alone”) + -άζειν (-ázein, “to: forming verbs”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /mo.nasˈteː.ri.um/, [mɔnäs̠ˈt̪eːriʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /mo.nasˈte.ri.um/, [monäsˈt̪ɛːrium]
Noun
monastērium n (genitive monastēriī or monastērī); second declension(Late Latin)
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | monastērium | monastēria |
| Genitive | monastēriī monastērī1 |
monastēriōrum |
| Dative | monastēriō | monastēriīs |
| Accusative | monastērium | monastēria |
| Ablative | monastēriō | monastēriīs |
| Vocative | monastērium | monastēria |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).