das Kloster
Translation
monastery, convent, cloister
Examples
Das Kloster liegt auf einem Berg.
The monastery is on a mountain.
Die Mönche leben im Kloster.
The monks live in the monastery.
Wir besuchten ein altes Kloster.
We visited an old monastery.
Grammar Patterns
das Kloster (nominative) the monastery is... Das Kloster ist sehr alt.
in ein Kloster eintreten (accusative) to enter a monastery She entered a monastery.
im Kloster leben (dative) to live in the monastery The monks live in the monastery.
Similar Words
Synonyms: Abtei (abbey), Stift (foundation, collegiate church)
Etymology
From Latin 'claustrum' (enclosed place), which is also the root of the English word 'cloister'.
Memory Tips
Think of the English word 'cloister,' a covered walk in a convent or monastery. Kloster refers to the entire complex.