Feminine

ermida

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

Pronounced as (IPA)
/eɾˈmiða̝/
Etymology

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese ermida, hermida, from Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin erēmīta, from Ancient Greek ἐρημίτης (erēmítēs), from ἔρημος (érēmos, “solitary”). Cognate with Portuguese ermida, Spanish ermita and Catalan ermita.

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