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Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀναχωρητής (anakhōrētḗs).
Noun
anachōrēta m (genitive anachōrētae); first declension
- hermit, recluse, anchorite
Declension
First-declension noun.
Descendants
References
Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin anachōrēta,[1] from Ancient Greek ἀναχωρητής (anakhōrētḗs).[2] First attested in 1579.[3]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.na.xɔˈrɛ.ta/
- Rhymes: -ɛta
- Syllabification: a‧na‧cho‧re‧ta
Noun
anachoreta m pers
- (literary, religion) anchorite, eremite, hermit (religious recluse; someone who lives alone for religious reasons)
- Synonyms: eremita, pustelnik
- prowadzić życie anachorety ― to lead/live the life of an anchorite
Declension
Derived terms
References
- ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “anachoreta”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
- ^ Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “anachoreta”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
- ^ Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
Further reading
- anachoreta in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- anachoreta in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Barbara Rykiel-Kempf (18.09.2007) “ANACHORETA”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]
- Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “anachoreta”, in Słownik języka polskiego
- Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “anachoreta”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
- J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “anachoreta”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 33