ermida

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Galician

Ermida (Virxe do Porto / Nosa Señora do Mar), Valdoviño, Galicia

Alternative forms

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

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

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Old Galician-Portuguese

Noun

ermida f (plural ermidas)

  1. Alternative form of hermida

Portuguese

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ermida

Alternative forms

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

 

  • 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

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