ermite

Etymology

From Middle French ermite, from Old French eremite, borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin, borrowed from Late Latin erēmīta, from Ancient Greek ἐρημίτης (erēmítēs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛʁ.mit/

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Noun

ermite m (plural ermites)

1. hermit

Further reading

• “ermite” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• mérite, mérité, métier

Etymology

From Old French eremite, borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin, borrowed from Late Latin erēmīta, from Ancient Greek ἐρημίτης (erēmítēs).

Noun

ermite m

1. hermit