скит

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σκήτη (skḗtē).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [skʲit]
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Noun

скит (skit) m inan (genitive скита́, nominative plural скиты́, genitive plural скито́в)

  1. skete (in Eastern Christianity, a small hermitage at some distance from the main monastery)
  2. remote monastery among Old Believers

Declension

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