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μοναστήρι
monastery /monaˈstiri/
nounC1#3251 most common
Also: convent, cloister
Example sentences
Το μοναστήρι είναι στο βουνό.
The monastery is on the mountain.
Επισκεφτήκαμε ένα παλιό μοναστήρι το καλοκαίρι.
We visited an old monastery in the summer.
Οι μοναχοί ζουν στο μοναστήρι από τον 12ο αιώνα.
The monks have lived in the monastery since the 12th century.
Το μοναστήρι της Αγίας Τριάδας δέχεται προσκυνητές όλο τον χρόνο.
The Holy Trinity monastery receives pilgrims all year round.
Πολλά μοναστήρια των Μετεώρων χτίστηκαν πάνω σε απόκρημνους βράχους.
Many monasteries of Meteora were built atop steep cliffs.
Η αρχιτεκτονική του μοναστηριού αντανακλά την πνευματική λιτότητα που επιδίωκαν οι ιδρυτές του.
The monastery's architecture reflects the spiritual austerity its founders pursued.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | το μοναστήρι | τα μοναστήρια |
| Genitive | του μοναστηριού | των μοναστηριών |
| Accusative | το μοναστήρι | τα μοναστήρια |
| Vocative | μοναστήρι | μοναστήρια |
Word family
Etymology
The word comes from ancient Greek μοναστήριον, itself derived from μονάζειν, meaning to live alone. That verb traces to μόνος, meaning alone or single. The term originally described the dwelling of a solitary religious hermit before it came to mean a communal religious house.
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