Feminine

ermita

Sentences
Meaning

  1. (feminine) hermitage
  2. (feminine) an isolated chapel, shrine or other sanctuary, often in the care of a hermit or anchorite

Concepts

Synonyms

Frequency

44k
Hyphenated as
er‧mi‧ta
Pronounced as (IPA)
/eɾˈmita/
Etymology

In summary

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

Notes

Sign in to write sticky notes