Kloster

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See also: kloster, Klöster, and klošter

English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from German Kloster.

Proper noun[edit]

Kloster (plural Klosters)

  1. A surname from German.

Statistics[edit]

  • 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[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

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

  1. convent, monastery, cloister

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Descendants[edit]

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

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