ermida

Galician

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

Alternative forms

• hermida (dated)

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

• IPA^(key): /eɾˈmiða̝/

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

• Ermida
• Hermida

Related terms

• eremita
• ermitán
• ermo

References

• “hermida” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “ermida” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “ermida” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “ermida” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “ermida” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Old Galician-Portuguese

Noun

ermida f

1. Alternative form of hermida

Portuguese

ermida

Alternative forms

• hermida (obsolete)

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

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /eʁˈmi.dɐ/ [eɦˈmi.dɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /eʁˈmi.dɐ/ [eɦˈmi.dɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /eɾˈmi.dɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /eʁˈmi.dɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /eɻˈmi.da/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /iɾˈmi.dɐ/ [iɾˈmi.ðɐ], /eɾˈmi.dɐ/ [eɾˈmi.ðɐ]

• 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

Synonyms

• ermitério

Related terms

• eremita
• ermitão

See also

• capela