monastērium

monastēr-ium wrtl. 'Einesterei'; Einsidelei

Aus agr. μοναστήριον monastḗrion, „Einsiedelei, Kloster“, von μοναστήριος monastḗrios, „allein, allein gemacht“ + -ιον -ion, „-ium: Orte bildend“, von μονάζειν monázein, „allein sein“), von μόνος mónos, „allein“ + -άζειν -ázein, „zu: Verben bildend“.

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)

1. monastery [ quotations ▼]
2. cell; area used by a monk.

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).

Synonyms

• (monastery): monachīum
• (cell): monachīum