dorter C2+ Topic:Word Formation & Derivatives US /ˈdɔrtər/ UK /ˈdɔːtə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a dormitory, especially in a monastery (archaic) The monks retired to the dorter after the evening office. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a dormitory, especially in... dormitory Word family Related forms dormitorydormant Etymology AI details From Old French dortoir, from Latin dormitorium ('sleeping place'), from dormire ('to sleep'); a doublet of 'dormitory'. dortoir Old French dormitorium Latin dormire Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Word Formation & Derivatives Register & Style General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # dorter **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈdɔrtər/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈdɔːtə/ ## Meanings 1. a dormitory, especially in a monastery (archaic) ## Examples - The monks retired to the dorter after the evening office. ## Synonyms - dormitory ## Related Forms - dormitory - dormant ## Roots and Affixes - Root: dortoir - Root: dormitorium - Root: dormire ## Etymology From Old French dortoir, from Latin dormitorium ('sleeping place'), from dormire ('to sleep'); a doublet of 'dormitory'. ## AI Etymology Dorter is from Old French dortoir, from Latin dormitorium ('sleeping place'), from dormire ('to sleep'); a doublet of 'dormitory'. The ancestry passes through Old French dortoir, Latin dormitorium, and Latin dormire. In present use as a noun, it means "a dormitory, especially in a monastery (archaic)", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include dormitory and dormant. The surrounding word family keeps the same base visible in dormitory and dormant, showing how the headword belongs to a larger cluster rather than standing alone. ## Topics - Word Formation & Derivatives - Register & Style - General Vocabulary markdown