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скит

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek σκήτη (skḗtē), which could be from Σκήτις (Skḗtis), Σκήτη (Skḗtē), Σκήτες (Skḗtes, Scetis valley), a region in northern Egypt, from Coptic Ϣⲓϩⲏⲧ (Šihēt, measure of the hearts), or otherwise via aphesis from ἀσκητής (askētḗs, monk, hermit), from ἀσκέω (askéō, to exercise).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [skʲit]
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Noun

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скит (skitm inan (genitive скита́, nominative plural скиты́, genitive plural скито́в)

  1. skete (in Eastern Christianity, a small hermitage at some distance from the main monastery)
  2. remote monastery among Old Believers

Declension

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References

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  • WĀDĪ NAṬRŪN in: Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium