ermita

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish ermita, from older eremita (hermit), from Late Latin erēmīta, from Ancient Greek ἐρημίτης (erēmítēs), from ἔρημος (érēmos, solitary) (compare French ermite, Italian eremita).

Noun

ermita

  1. hermitage
  2. An isolated chapel, shrine or other sanctuary, often in the care of a hermit or anchorite.

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Etymology

From eremita (hermit), from Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin erēmīta, from Ancient Greek ἐρημίτης (erēmítēs).

Noun

ermita f (plural ermites)

  1. hermitage, chapel

Esperanto

Etymology

ermito + -a.

Adjective

ermita (accusative singular ermitan, plural ermitaj, accusative plural ermitajn)

  1. hermitic

Spanish

ermita [2]

Etymology

From older eremita (hermit), from Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin erēmīta, from Ancient Greek ἐρημίτης (erēmítēs), from ἔρημος (érēmos) "solitary" (compare French ermite, Italian eremita).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /erˈmita/, [erˈmit̪a]

Noun

ermita f (plural ermitas)

  1. hermitage
  2. An isolated chapel, shrine or other sanctuary, often in the care of a hermit or anchorite.

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