🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

ermita

Pronunciation / Transliteration: eɾˈmita

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Hermitage/ˈhɜːrmɪtɪdʒ/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #15000 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"El artista pasó años en una ermita, lejos de las distracciones de la vida urbana."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A secluded residence or retreat, especially for a hermit.

    "The artist spent years in a hermitage, away from the distractions of city life."
  2. 2

    A place of religious retreat or seclusion.

    "The monastery served as a hermitage for monks seeking spiritual reflection."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'hermitage' originates from the Old French 'ermitage', which in turn comes from the Latin 'eremita', meaning 'hermit'. The term has evolved to denote a secluded dwelling or retreat, often associated with religious hermits seeking solitude.

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🇫🇷French → English

ermitage

Transliteration: ɛʁ.mi.taʒ

"L'artiste a passé des années dans un ermitage, loin des distractions de la vie citadine."

🇩🇪German → English

Eremitage

Transliteration: eːʁəˈmiːtaʒə

"Der Künstler verbrachte Jahre in einem Eremitage, fernab von den Ablenkungen des Stadtlebens."

🇮🇹Italian → English

eremitaggio

Transliteration: e.re.miˈtaʤo

"L'artista ha trascorso anni in un eremitaggio, lontano dalle distrazioni della vita cittadina."

🇪🇸Spanish → English

ermita

Transliteration: eɾˈmita

"El artista pasó años en una ermita, lejos de las distracciones de la vida urbana."

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

ermida

Transliteration: eʁˈmida

"O artista passou anos em uma ermida, longe das distrações da vida urbana."

🇮🇳Hindi → English

संन्यास स्थल

Transliteration: sannyās sthal

"कलाकार ने शहर की व्यस्तता से दूर एक संन्यास स्थल में कई साल बिताए।"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

隐士居所

Transliteration: yǐnshì jūsuǒ

"艺术家在隐士居所中度过了多年,远离城市生活的干扰。"

🇰🇷Korean → English

은둔처

Transliteration: eunduncheo

"예술가는 도시 생활의 방해를 피하기 위해 은둔처에서 수년을 보냈습니다."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

隠遁所

Transliteration: イントンショ

"アーティストは都市生活の喧騒から離れて隠遁所で数年を過ごしました。"

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