anachoreta

See also: anachoretą

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀναχωρητής (anakhōrētḗs).

Noun

anachōrēta m (genitive anachōrētae); first declension

  1. hermit, recluse, anchorite

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Descendants

  • Catalan: anacoreta
  • French: anachorète
  • Italian: anacoreta
  • Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
  • Portuguese: anacoreta
  • Spanish: anacoreta

References

  • anachoreta”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • anachoreta in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette

Polish

Etymology

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value),[1] from Ancient Greek ἀναχωρητής (anakhōrētḗs).[2] First attested in 1579.[3]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.na.xɔˈrɛ.ta/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛta
  • Syllabification: a‧na‧cho‧re‧ta

Noun

anachoreta m pers

  1. (literary, religion) anchorite, eremite, hermit (religious recluse; someone who lives alone for religious reasons)
    Synonyms: eremita, pustelnik
    prowadzić życie anachoretyto lead/live the life of a anchorite

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms

noun

References

  1. Mirosław Bańko; Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021), anachoreta”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  2. Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), anachoreta”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
  3. Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish], 2010-2023

Further reading

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