el
masculine
/monasˈteɾjo/
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Translation
monastery
Word origin
From Late Latin monasterium, from Greek monasterion ('hermit's cell'), from monazein ('to live alone'), from monos ('alone, single').
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- monasterion
- English cognates
- monastery, monk
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralmonasterios
Examples
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The monastery sits high up on the mountain.
monjes .
The monks live and pray inside the monastery.
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Can we visit the old monastery this Sunday?
manuscritos .
The monastery keeps manuscripts from a thousand years ago.
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What a deep silence one breathes in the monastery!
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