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Münster
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muenster munster Munster
English
Prince-Bishopric of +
Etymology
en :bor de:Münster + 1
Proper noun
en city s/North Rhine-Westphalia c/Germany.
en historical The prince-bishopric based in that city
Translations
city in North Rhine-Westphalia
Arabic: ar مونستر
Armenian: hy Մյունստեր
Bulgarian: bg Мю́нстер m
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 明斯特 Míngsītè
Dutch: nl Munster, nl Münster
Georgian: ka მიუნსტერი
German: de Münster
Bavarian: bar Minschda
Greek: el Μύνστερ
Hebrew: he מינסטר
Hindi: hi मुंस्टर
Japanese: ja ミュンスター
Korean: ko 뮌스터
Kyrgyz: ky Мүнстер
Latin: la Monasterium
Macedonian: mk Ми́нстер m
Marathi: mr म्युन्स्टर
Russian: ru Мюнстер m
Ukrainian: uk Мюнстер
Anagrams
en emnrstu Munters munters sternum
German
de:+ (Begriffsklärung)
Pronunciation
de /ˈmʏnstɐ/
de De-Münster2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de De-Münster.ogg
de Müns ter
Etymology 1
de ine-pro *men- small
From de gmh münster, from de goh munistiuri (8th century), from de la-vul *monisterium, from de la monastērium, from de grc μοναστήριον. Cognate with en minster and the doublet en monastery, and scn misteri.
Noun
n:m[dated]
minster large, originally monastic church
Usage notes
Since the English word en minster is less widely used, churches like the Ulm Minster Ulmer Münster or Bonn Minster Bonner Münster are often called en cathedral in English texts, though this is not strictly correct. An exception is the Freiburg Minster Freiburger Münster, which is indeed a cathedral.
Declension
n:m
Proper noun
toponym
de independent city s/North Rhine-Westphalia c/Germany Münster
de historical the prince-bishopric based in that city
de municipality s/Bavaria c/Germany
de municipality s/Hesse c/Germany
de municipality s/Tyrol c/Austria
de municipality s/Alsace c/France Munster
Declension
toponym
Derived terms
de Münsteraner
de Münsteranerin
Related terms
de Altmünster, de Fraumünster, de Kornelimünster, de Neumünster, de Nonnenmünster
Descendants
en Münster 1
Proper noun
m:f,s:-[with an article],s:-
de
Declension
surname
Etymology 2
Short for de Münsterkäse, from the Alsatian town of Munster, Haut-Rhin Munster (German de Münster above).
Noun
m,-:s,-[rare]
Munster cheese Alsatian cheese
Declension
m,-:s
Alternative forms
de Munster Munsterkäse Münsterkäse
Descendants
en 1 muenster
Further reading
de
Muenster_Kaese Münster (Käse)
Muenster_Kirche Münster (Kirche)
Muenster_Stadt Münster (Stadt)
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