ermita

Basque

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ermita

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Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish ermita.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ermita/ [er.mi.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ita, -a
• 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 (anim/inan a-stem)

		indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive		ermita	ermita	ermitak	ermitok
ergative		ermitak	ermitak	ermitek	ermitok
dative		ermitari	ermitari	ermitei	ermitoi
genitive		ermitaren	ermitaren	ermiten	ermiton
comitative		ermitarekin	ermitarekin	ermitekin	ermitokin
causative		ermitarengatik	ermitarengatik	ermitengatik	ermitongatik
benefactive		ermitarentzat	ermitarentzat	ermitentzat	ermitontzat
instrumental		ermitaz	ermitaz	ermitez	ermitotaz
innesive	anim.	ermitarengan	ermitarengan	ermitengan	ermitongan
	inan.	ermitatan	ermitan	ermitetan	ermitotan
locative	anim.	—	—	—	—
	inan.	ermitatako	ermitako	ermitetako	ermitotako
allative	anim.	ermitarengana	ermitarengana	ermitengana	ermitongana
	inan.	ermitatara	ermitara	ermitetara	ermitotara
terminative	anim.	ermitarenganaino	ermitarenganaino	ermitenganaino	ermitonganaino
	inan.	ermitataraino	ermitaraino	ermitetaraino	ermitotaraino
directive	anim.	ermitarenganantz	ermitarenganantz	ermitenganantz	ermitonganantz
	inan.	ermitatarantz	ermitarantz	ermitetarantz	ermitotarantz
destinative	anim.	ermitarenganako	ermitarenganako	ermitenganako	ermitonganako
	inan.	ermitatarako	ermitarako	ermitetarako	ermitotarako
ablative	anim.	ermitarengandik	ermitarengandik	ermitengandik	ermitongandik
	inan.	ermitatatik	ermitatik	ermitetatik	ermitotatik
partitive		ermitarik	—	—	—
prolative		ermitatzat	—	—	—

Further reading

• “ermita”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “ermita”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Catalan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ərˈmi.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [eɾˈmi.ta]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Noun

ermita f (plural ermites)

1. hermitage, chapel

Derived terms

• ermità

Related terms

• eremita
• eremític

Further reading

• “ermita”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “ermita”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “ermita” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “ermita” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Esperanto

Etymology

ermito +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /erˈmita/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ita
• Hyphenation: er‧mi‧ta

Adjective

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

1. hermitic

Spanish

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ermita

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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 [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish ermita, from older eremita (“hermit”), from Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin erēmīta, from Ancient Greek ἐρημίτης (erēmítēs). Doublet of lamita.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔeɾˈmita/ [ʔɛɾˈmiː.t̪ɐ]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ita
• Syllabification: er‧mi‧ta

Noun

ermita (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜇ᜔ᜋᜒᜆ)

1. hermitage

Related terms

• ermitanyo