Eremit

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin eremita, from Ancient Greek ἐρημίτης (erēmítēs, “person of the desert”) from ἐρημία (erēmía, “desert, solitude”), from ἔρημος (érēmos) or ἐρῆμος (erêmos, “uninhabited”) plus -ίτης (-ítēs, “one connected to, a member of”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

Eremit m (weak, genitive Eremiten, plural Eremiten, feminine Eremitin)

  1. hermit
    Synonym: Einsiedler
    Antonym: Zönobit

Declension

Declension of Eremit [masculine, weak]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Eremit die Eremiten
genitive eines des Eremiten der Eremiten
dative einem dem Eremiten den Eremiten
accusative einen den Eremiten die Eremiten

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “Eremit” in Duden online
  • “Eremit” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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