ermida

Galician

Alternative forms

• hermida (dated)

Etymology

From 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

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “hermida”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “ermida”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “ermida”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “ermida”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “ermida”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Old Galician-Portuguese

Noun

ermida f (plural ermidas)

1. alternative form of hermida

Portuguese

Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:

ermida

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Alternative forms

• hermida (obsolete)

Etymology

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

Cognate with Galician ermida, Spanish and Catalan ermita.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /eʁˈmi.dɐ/ [eɦˈmi.dɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /eʁˈmi.dɐ/ [eɦˈmi.dɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /eɾˈmi.dɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /eʁˈmi.dɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /eɻˈmi.da/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /iɾˈmi.dɐ/ [iɾˈmi.ðɐ], /eɾˈmi.dɐ/ [eɾˈmi.ðɐ]

• Hyphenation: er‧mi‧da

Noun

ermida f (plural ermidas)

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

Further reading

• “ermida”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “ermida”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025