ermita
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== Basque ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Spanish ermita.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ermita/ [er.mi.t̪a]
Rhymes: -ita, -a
Hyphenation: er‧mi‧ta
=== 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 ====
=== 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]
=== Noun ===
ermita f (plural ermites)
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, 2026
“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/
Rhymes: -ita
Syllabification: er‧mi‧ta
=== Adjective ===
ermita (accusative singular ermitan, plural ermitaj, accusative plural ermitajn)
hermitic
== Spanish ==
=== 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 ====
==== Related terms ====
==== Descendants ====
→ Basque: ermita
→ Tagalog: ermita
=== Further reading ===
“ermita”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
== 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]
Rhymes: -ita
Syllabification: er‧mi‧ta
=== Noun ===
ermita (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜇ᜔ᜋᜒᜆ)
hermitage
==== Related terms ====
ermitanyo