Kloster

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See also: kloster, Klöster, and klošter

English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Kloster.

Proper noun

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Kloster (plural Klosters)

  1. A surname from German.

Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Kloster is the 18660th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1474 individuals. Kloster is most common among White (95.12%) individuals.

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German

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Etymology

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From Old High German klōstar, borrowed from Vulgar Latin *clōstrum, Medieval Latin claustrum.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkloːstɐ/
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  • Hyphenation: Klos‧ter; pre-1996: Klo‧ster

Noun

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Kloster n (strong, genitive Klosters, plural Klöster, diminutive Klösterchen n or Klösterlein n)

  1. convent, monastery, cloister

Declension

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Hyponyms

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Descendants

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  • Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic script: клоштер, клоштар
    Latin script: klošter, kloštar

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