ermita
Basque
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).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ermita/, [e̞r.mi.t̪a]
Noun
ermita inan or anim
- (inanimate) hermitage
- (inanimate) An isolated chapel, shrine or other sanctuary, often in the care of a hermit or anchorite.
- Synonym: baseliza
- (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
From Late Latin erēmīta, from Ancient Greek ἐρημίτης (erēmítēs).
Noun
ermita f (plural ermites)
- hermitage, chapel
Derived terms
- ermità
Related terms
- eremita
- eremític
Esperanto
Etymology
ermito + -a.
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Adjective
ermita (accusative singular ermitan, plural ermitaj, accusative plural ermitajn)
- 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)
- hermitage
- an isolated chapel, shrine or other sanctuary, often in the care of a hermit or anchorite
Derived terms
- ermitaño
Related terms
- eremita
- eremitorio
Further reading
- “ermita”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish ermita.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: er‧mi‧ta
- IPA(key): /ʔeɾˈmita/, [ʔeɾˈmi.tɐ]
Noun
ermita
- hermitage
Related terms
- ermitanyo