ermo

See also: Ermo

Asturian

Adjective

ermo

1. neuter of ermu

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese ermo, hermo, from Late Latin eremus, erēmus, from Ancient Greek ἔρημος (érēmos), with preservation of Greek accent over vowel length. Cognate with Portuguese ermo and Spanish yermo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛɾmo̝/

Adjective

ermo (feminine erma, masculine plural ermos, feminine plural ermas)

1. uninhabited

   Synonym: deserto

2. solitary, retired (far from other inhabited places, not easily accessed)
3. uncultivated

Derived terms

• Pazos Ermos
• Vilerma

Noun

ermo m (plural ermos)

1. waste, wasteland, wilderness, desert

   Synonyms: deserto, vougo

2. mold which grows in an empty cask and can affect the taste of wine

Derived terms

• Ermedesuxo
• Ermo

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “ermo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “ermo”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “ermo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “ermo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “ermo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin eremus, erēmus, from Ancient Greek ἔρημος (érēmos, “lonely, solitary, desert, waste”), with preservation of Greek accent over vowel length. Doublet of eremo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈer.mo/, /ˈɛr.mo/
• Rhymes: -ermo, -ɛrmo
• Hyphenation: ér‧mo, èr‧mo

Adjective

ermo (feminine erma, masculine plural ermi, feminine plural erme)

1. abandoned, deserted, solitary
   • 1374, Francesco Petrarca, “Mentre che 'l cor dagli amorosi vermi”, in Il Canzoniere‎^[1], Florence: Andrea Bettini, published 1858, page 358, lines 1–4:

     Mentre che 'l cor dagli amorosi vermi ¶ fu consumato, e 'n fiamma amorosa arse, ¶ di vaga fera le vestigia sparse ¶ cercai per poggi solitari ed ermi.

     While my heart was being consumed by loving worms, burned in loving fire, I searched for traces of a wandering creature through the solitary enclosing hills.

   • 1835, Giacomo Leopardi with Alessandro Donati, “XII. L'infinito [The Infinite]”, in Canti‎^[2], Bari: Einaudi, published 1917, page 49, lines 4–8:

     Sempre caro mi fu quest’ermo colle, ¶ e questa siepe, che da tanta parte ¶ dell’ultimo orizzonte il guardo esclude.

     Always dear to me was this solitary hill and this hedge, which, from so many parts of the far horizon, the sight excludes.

   • 1877, Giosuè Carducci, “Sogno d'estate [Summer Dream]”, in Poesie‎^[3], Bologna: Nicola Zanichelli, published 1906, page 910, lines 29–31:

     Io guardava la madre, guardava pensoso il fratello, ¶ questi che or giace lungi su ’l poggio d’Arno fiorito, ¶ quella che dorme presso ne l’erma solenne Certosa;

     I looked at the mother, I pensively looked at the brother, the latter now lying on the flowering hillock of Arno, the former sleeping at the solitary charterhouse;

   • 1891, Giovanni Pascoli, “VII. Anniversario [Anniversary]”, in Myricae‎^[4], Livorno: Raffaello Giusti, published 1905, page 36, lines 9–11:

     Non son felici, sappi, ma serene: ¶ il lor sorriso ha una tristezza pia: ¶ io le guardo ― o mia sola erma famiglia! ―

     Know that they are not happy, but serene: their smile has a pious sadness: I look at them ― oh, my lonely solitary family! ―

2. (rare) Synonym of eremo: hermitage

Related terms

• eremo

Further reading

• ermo in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
• ermo in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
• ermo in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
• èrmo, érmo in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
• érmo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• -mero, Remo, Rome, mero, more, orme, remo, remò

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese ermo, hermo, from Late Latin eremus, from Latin erēmus, from Ancient Greek ἔρημος (érēmos), with preservation of Greek accent over vowel length in Late Latin. Compare Aromanian ermu

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈeʁ.mu/ [ˈeɦ.mu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈeʁ.mu/ [ˈeɦ.mu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ˈeɾ.mu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈeʁ.mu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈeɻ.mo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈeɾ.mu/

• Hyphenation: er‧mo

Adjective

ermo (feminine erma, masculine plural ermos, feminine plural ermas)

1. uninhabited
2. solitary, retired (far from civilisation, not able to be easily seen or accessed)

Noun

ermo m (plural ermos)

1. waste (desolate place)

See also

• deserto

Further reading

• “ermo” in iDicionário Aulete.
• “ermo” in Dicionário inFormal.
• “ermo” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
• “ermo” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
• “ermo” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.