poet
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
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.
Pronunciation edit
- enPR: pōʹĭt
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpəʊ.ɪt/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (US) IPA(key): /ˈpoʊ.ət/, /ˈpoʊ.ɪt/, [ˈpʰoʊ̯ɪ̈(ʔ)t̚]
- Rhymes: -əʊɪt
Noun edit
poet (plural poets)
- A person who writes poems.
- A person with a creative or romantic imagination.
Hyponyms edit
Derived terms edit
- antipoet
- arch-poet
- be a poet and not know it
- concrete poet
- cyberpoet
- cyclic poet
- ecopoet
- Instapoet
- jazz poet
- Lake poet
- metapoet
- mythopoet
- nonpoet
- parcel-poet
- poetaster
- poet blouse
- poetese
- poetesque
- poetess
- poetette
- poethood
- poetical
- poeticule
- poetise
- poetize
- poet laureate
- poetless
- poetlike
- poetling
- poetly
- poetolatry
- poetress
- poetship
- poet shirt
- poet sleeve
- pylon poet
- sacrificial poet
- slam poet
Translations edit
person who writes poems
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Further reading edit
- “poet, n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “poet, n.”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC, pages 4580–4581.
- “poet, n.”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- William Dwight Whitney and Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1914), “poet, n.”, in The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language, volume IV, revised edition, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC, page 4580, column 3.
- “poet”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Anagrams edit
Danish edit
Noun edit
poet
- poet
Declension edit
Declension of poet
Synonyms edit
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
poet m (uncountable)
- loot, stolen money
Anagrams edit
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek ποιητής (poiētḗs), via Latin poeta.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
poet m (definite singular poeten, indefinite plural poeter, definite plural poetene)
- a poet
Synonyms edit
Related terms edit
References edit
- “poet” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek ποιητής (poiētḗs), via Latin poeta.
Noun edit
poet m (definite singular poeten, indefinite plural poetar, definite plural poetane)
- a poet
Synonyms edit
Related terms edit
References edit
- “poet” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old French edit
Verb edit
poet
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French poète, itself from Latin poeta. Compare Aromanian puet.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
poet m (plural poeți, feminine equivalent poetă or poetesă)
- poet
- Synonym: (obsolete) șair
- Mare poet național. ― Great national poet.
- (figurative) poet (person with a creative or romantic imagination)
Declension edit
Declension of poet
Related terms edit
References edit
- poet in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Swedish edit
Pronunciation edit
audio (file)
Noun edit
poet c
- a poet
Declension edit
Declension of poet | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | poet | poeten | poeter | poeterna |
Genitive | poets | poetens | poeters | poeternas |