hermida

• ermida

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

• IPA^(key): /eɾ.ˈmi.da/

hermida f (plural hermidas)

1. hermitage
2. an isolated chapel, shrine or other sanctuary, often in the care of a hermit or anchorite
   • a. 1284, 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.

• hermitan

• Galician: ermida
• Portuguese: ermida

hermida f (plural hermidas)

1. obsolete spelling of ermida