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

First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative anachōrēta anachōrētae
genitive anachōrētae anachōrētārum
dative anachōrētae anachōrētīs
accusative anachōrētam anachōrētās
ablative anachōrētā anachōrētīs
vocative anachōrēta anachōrētae

Descendants

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

Learned borrowing from Latin anachōrēta,[1] from Ancient Greek ἀναχωρητής (anakhōrētḗs).[2] First attested in 1579.[3]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.na.xɔˈrɛ.ta/
  • Audio:(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 an anchorite

Declension

Derived terms

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. ^ Maria Renata Mayenowa; Stanisław Rospond; Witold Taszycki; Stefan Hrabec; Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023), Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]

Further reading