Italian

Noun

convento m ‎(plural conventi)

1. convent (for nuns)
2. monastery (for monks)

Latin

Participle

conventō

1. dative masculine singular of conventus
2. dative neuter singular of conventus
3. ablative masculine singular of conventus
4. ablative neuter singular of conventus

References

• convento in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “convento”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.

Portuguese

convento

Etymology

From Old Portuguese convento, from Latin conventus.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.ˈvẽ.tu/
• Hyphenation: con‧ven‧to

Noun

convento m (plural conventos)

1. convent (for nuns)
2. monastery (for monks)

Synonyms

• mosteiro

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin conventus. Cf. the Old Spanish form conviento.

Noun

convento m ‎(plural conventos)

1. convent, monastery

Synonyms

• monasterio