ermita

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.

Etymology

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

Noun

ermita f (plural ermites)

1. hermitage, chapel

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.

Further reading

• “ermita” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.