monastḗrion

monastḗrion agr. μοναστήριον ‘Einsiedelei, Kloster’,

From μοναστήριος (monastḗrios, “alone, made alone”) +‎ -ιον (-ion, “-ium: forming places”), from μονάζω (monázō, “to be alone”), from μόνος (mónos, “alone”).

Noun

μοναστήριον • (monastḗrion) n (genitive μοναστηρίου); second declension

1. hermitage (a solitary dwelling for a single person)
2. monastery (a dwelling for monks)