ermida

Galician

Ermida (Virxe do Porto / Nosa Señora do Mar), Valdoviño, Galicia

Alternative forms

• hermida (dated)

Etymology

From Old Galician and 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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eɾˈmiða̝/

Noun

ermida f (plural ermidas)

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

Derived terms

• Ermida
• Hermida

Related terms

• eremita
• ermitán
• ermo

References

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• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “ermida”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
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• “ermida” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Old Portuguese

Noun

ermida f

1. Alternative form of hermida

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Portuguese

ermida

Alternative forms

• hermida (obsolete)

Etymology

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

Cognate with Galician ermida, Spanish ermita and Catalan ermita.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iɾ.ˈmi.ðɐ/, /eɾ.ˈmi.ðɐ/
• Hyphenation: er‧mi‧da

Noun

ermida f (plural s)

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

Synonyms

• ermitério

Related terms

• eremita
• ermitão

See also

• capela