ermita

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish ermita.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ermita/ [er.mi.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ita
• Hyphenation: er‧mi‧ta

Noun

ermita inan or anim

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

   Synonym: baseliza

3. (animate) hermit

Declension

Declension of ermita (animate and inanimate, ending in -a)

		indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive		ermita	ermita	ermitak
ergative		ermitak	ermitak	ermitek
dative		ermitari	ermitari	ermitei
genitive		ermitaren	ermitaren	ermiten
comitative		ermitarekin	ermitarekin	ermitekin
causative		ermitarengatik	ermitarengatik	ermitengatik
benefactive		ermitarentzat	ermitarentzat	ermitentzat
instrumental		ermitaz	ermitaz	ermitez
inessive	anim.	ermitarengan	ermitarengan	ermitengan
	inanim.	ermitatan	ermitan	ermitetan
locative	anim.	—	—	—
	inanim.	ermitatako	ermitako	ermitetako
allative	anim.	ermitarengana	ermitarengana	ermitengana
	inanim.	ermitatara	ermitara	ermitetara
terminative	anim.	ermitarenganaino	ermitarenganaino	ermitenganaino
	inanim.	ermitataraino	ermitaraino	ermitetaraino
directive	anim.	ermitarenganantz	ermitarenganantz	ermitenganantz
	inanim.	ermitatarantz	ermitarantz	ermitetarantz
destinative	anim.	ermitarenganako	ermitarenganako	ermitenganako
	inanim.	ermitatarako	ermitarako	ermitetarako
ablative	anim.	ermitarengandik	ermitarengandik	ermitengandik
	inanim.	ermitatatik	ermitatik	ermitetatik
partitive		ermitarik	—	—
prolative		ermitatzat	—	—

Further reading

• "ermita" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
• “ermita” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin erēmīta, from Ancient Greek ἐρημίτης (erēmítēs).

Noun

ermita f (plural ermites)

1. hermitage, chapel

Derived terms

• ermità

Related terms

• eremita
• eremític

Esperanto

Etymology

ermito +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

ermita (accusative singular ermitan, plural ermitaj, accusative plural ermitajn)

1. hermitic

Spanish

ermita [2]

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): /eɾˈmita/ [eɾˈmi.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ita
• Syllabification: er‧mi‧ta

Noun

ermita f (plural ermitas)

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

Derived terms

• ermitaño

 

Related terms

• eremita
• eremitorio

 

Descendants

• → Basque: ermita
• → Tagalog: ermita

Further reading

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

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish ermita.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔeɾˈmita/, [ʔɛɾˈmi.tɐ]
• Hyphenation: er‧mi‧ta

Noun

ermita (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜇ᜔ᜋᜒᜆ)

1. hermitage

Related terms

• ermitanyo