Lawra

See also: ławra and ławrą

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek λαύρα (laúra).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlaːv.ʁa/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Law‧ra

Noun

Lawra f (genitive Lawra, plural Lawren)

  1. (Eastern Orthodoxy, historical) laura, lavra (cluster of cells or caves for hermits, with a church and sometimes a refectory at the centre)
  2. (Eastern Orthodoxy) laura, lavra (large male monastery)

Declension

Declension of Lawra [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Lawra die Lawraen
genitive einer der Lawra der Lawraen
dative einer der Lawra den Lawraen
accusative eine die Lawra die Lawraen

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