скит
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Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek σκήτη (skḗtē), which could be from Σκήτις (Skḗtis), Σκήτη (Skḗtē), Σκήτες (Skḗtes, “Scetis valley”), a region in northern Egypt, from Coptic Ϣⲓϩⲏⲧ (Šihēt, “measure of the hearts”), or otherwise via aphesis from ἀσκητής (askētḗs, “monk, hermit”), from ἀσκέω (askéō, “to exercise”).
Pronunciation
Noun
скит • (skit) m inan (genitive скита́, nominative plural скиты́, genitive plural скито́в)
- skete (in Eastern Christianity, a small hermitage at some distance from the main monastery)
- remote monastery among Old Believers
Declension
Declension of скит (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-b)
References
- WĀDĪ NAṬRŪN in: Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium