Monster

First attested as masemunster in 1013. Derived from Old Dutch monstre (“large central parish church”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔn.stər/
• Hyphenation: Mon‧ster
• Homophone: monster

Monster n

1. A village and former municipality of Westland, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.

   Synonym: Munsterdonck (Carnival nickname)

• Monsternaar
• Monsters

• van Berkel, Gerard; Samplonius, Kees (2018), “monster”, in Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN

Borrowed in the 18th century from English monster.[1] Doublet of Monstrum.

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1. (colloquial) monster

   Synonyms: Monstrum, Ungeheuer

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• “Monster” in Duden online