Westmynster

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === Wesminster, Westemester, Westeminster, Westemynster, Westemynstre, Westemyster, Westmenster, Westmenstre, Westmester, Westmestre, Westminstre, Westmunster, Westmunstre, Westmustre, West-mynster, Westmynstere, Westmynstre, Westmynstur, Westmyster === Etymology === Inherited from Old English Westmynster; equivalent to west +‎ mynster. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈwɛstˌminstər/, /ˈwɛstˌmistər/ IPA(key): /ˈwɛstˌmynstər/, /ˈwɛstˌmystər/ (West Midland) IPA(key): /ˈwɛstˌmɛnstər/, /ˈwɛstˌmɛstər/ (East Anglia, East Saxon, Kent) === Proper noun === Westmynster Westminster (city in Greater London, historically in Middlesex). ==== Descendants ==== English: Westminster → Latin: Westmonastērium (partial calque) → Old French: Westmynster → Old French: Westmostier (partial calque) === References === “West-minster, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. == Old English == === Alternative forms === Westminster === Etymology === Equivalent to west (“west”) +‎ mynster (“monastery”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈwestˌmyn.ster/ === Proper noun === Westmynster m Westminster (a county, a Greater London in England). ==== Declension ==== Strong a-stem: ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: Westmynster, Wesminster, Westemester, Westeminster, Westemynster, Westemynstre, Westemyster, Westmenster, Westmenstre, Westmester, Westmestre, Westminstre, Westmunster, Westmunstre, Westmustre, West-mynster, Westmynstere, Westmynstre, Westmynstur, WestmysterEnglish: Westminster→ Latin: Westmonastērium (partial calque)→ Old French: Westmynster→ Old French: Westmostier (partial calque) === References === Joseph Bosworth; T. Northcote Toller (1898), “West-mynster”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press. == Old French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle English Westmynster. === Proper noun === Westmynster Westminster ==== Synonyms ==== Westmostier