LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefirst declension

erēmīta

erēmīta m (genitive erēmītae)
Classical[ɛ.reːˈmiː.ta]Ecclesiastical[e.reˈmiː.ta]

Meaning

  1. hermit, eremite
  2. anchorite
  3. recluse

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeerēmītaerēmītae
genitiveerēmītaeerēmītārum
dativeerēmītaeerēmītīs
accusativeerēmītamerēmītās
ablativeerēmītāerēmītīs
vocativeerēmītaerēmītae

ĕrēmīta, ae., m., = ἐρημίτης,
I. an eremite, hermit, Sulpic. Sever. Dial. 17.

Origins

  1. Ancient Greek ἐρῆμος(erêmos)
  2. Latinerēmīta

Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ίτης (-ítēs) Ancient Greek ἐρημίτης (erēmítēs)bor. Latin eremita From Ancient Greek ἐρημίτης (erēmítēs), from ἐρημία (erēmía), from ἔρημος (érēmos), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁- (“to rest; quiet”).

Descendants
  • Catalanermità
  • Catalanermita
  • Englisheremite
  • Frenchermitefrom Old French eremite
  • Englishhermitfrom Old French eremite
  • Portugueseermidafrom Old Galician-Portuguese hermida
  • GermanEremit
  • Italianeremita
  • Spanishermita
  • Dutchheremietfrom Middle Dutch heremite

Quick answers

What does erēmīta mean in Latin?
erēmīta, a noun, means “hermit, eremite; anchorite; recluse”.
What is the genitive of erēmīta?
The genitive singular is erēmītae. erēmīta is masculine, first declension.
How do you pronounce erēmīta?
In classical Latin, [ɛ.reːˈmiː.ta]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [e.reˈmiː.ta].
Where does erēmīta come from?
Ancient Greek ἐρῆμος (erêmos) → Latin erēmīta.