anacoreta

Catalan

Noun

anacoreta m (plural anacoretes)

1. anchorite

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin anachoreta, from Ancient Greek ἀναχωρητής (anakhōrētḗs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.na.koˈrɛ.ta/
• Rhymes: -ɛta
• Hyphenation: a‧na‧co‧rè‧ta

Noun

anacoreta m (plural anacoreti)

1. anchorite

Related terms

• anacoretismo

Further reading

• anacoreta in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin anachōrēta, from Ancient Greek ἀναχωρητής (anakhōrētḗs).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.na.koˈɾe.tɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.na.koˈɾe.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.na.koˈɾe.ta/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.nɐ.kuˈɾe.tɐ/

• Hyphenation: a‧na‧co‧re‧ta

Adjective

anacoreta m or f (plural anacoretas)

1. anchorite

Further reading

• “anacoreta”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin anachoreta, from Ancient Greek ἀναχωρητής (anakhōrētḗs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /anakoˈɾeta/ [a.na.koˈɾe.t̪a]

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• Rhymes: -eta
• Syllabification: a‧na‧co‧re‧ta

Noun

anacoreta m or f by sense (plural anacoretas)

1. anchorite (one who lives in seclusion)

Further reading

• “anacoreta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16