hermida

See also: Hermida

Old Galician-Portuguese

FWOTD – 20 November 2014

Alternative forms

• ermida

Etymology

From Ecclesiastical Latin, Late Latin erēmīta, from Ancient Greek ἐρημίτης (erēmítēs), from ἔρημος (érēmos, “solitary”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eɾ.ˈmi.da/

Noun

hermida f

1. hermitage
2. an isolated chapel, shrine or other sanctuary, often in the care of a hermit or anchorite
   • 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, cantiga 287 (facsimile):

     ⁊ quen o logar q̇ſer / ſaber foi ena hermida deſcala que prete en

     And, for anyone who might want to know the place, it was in the hermitage of Scala, which is nearby.

Related terms

• hermitan

Descendants

• Galician: ermida
• Portuguese: ermida

Portuguese

Noun

hermida f (plural hermidas)

1. Obsolete spelling of ermida.