poet
EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Old French poete, from Latin poēta (“poet, author”), from Ancient Greek ποιητής (poiētḗs, “creator, maker, author, poet”), from ποιέω (poiéō, “I make, compose”). Displaced native Old English sċop.
PronunciationEdit
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpəʊɪt/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (US) IPA(key): /ˈpoʊət/, /ˈpoʊɪt/, [ˈpʰoʊ̯ɪ̈(ʔ)t̚]
- Rhymes: -əʊɪt
NounEdit
poet (plural poets)
- A person who writes poems.
- A person with a creative or romantic imagination.
HyponymsEdit
Derived termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
person who writes poems
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AnagramsEdit
DanishEdit
NounEdit
poet
- poet
DeclensionEdit
Declension of poet
SynonymsEdit
DutchEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
poet m (uncountable)
- loot, stolen money
AnagramsEdit
Norwegian BokmålEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek ποιητής (poiētḗs), via Latin poeta.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
poet m (definite singular poeten, indefinite plural poeter, definite plural poetene)
- a poet
SynonymsEdit
Related termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “poet” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian NynorskEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek ποιητής (poiētḗs), via Latin poeta.
NounEdit
poet m (definite singular poeten, indefinite plural poetar, definite plural poetane)
- a poet
SynonymsEdit
Related termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “poet” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old FrenchEdit
VerbEdit
poet
RomanianEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from French poète, itself from Latin poeta. Compare Aromanian puet.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
poet m (plural poeți, feminine equivalent poetă or poetesă)
- poet
- Mare poet național. ― Great national poet.
- (figuratively) poet (person with a creative or romantic imagination)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of poet
Related termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- poet in DEX online - Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
SwedishEdit
PronunciationEdit
audio (file)
NounEdit
poet c
DeclensionEdit
Declension of poet | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | poet | poeten | poeter | poeterna |
Genitive | poets | poetens | poeters | poeternas |