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poet

See also: Poet and poët

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Etymology

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From Middle English poete, 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. Doublet of piyyut.

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poet (plural poets)

  1. A person who writes poems.
  2. A person with a creative or romantic imagination.

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Danish

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From German Poet, from Latin poēta, from Ancient Greek ποιητής (poiētḗs).

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poet c (singular definite poeten, plural indefinite poeter)

  1. (higher register or humorous) poet
    Synonyms: digter, lyriker
    Coordinate term: skjald

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Declension of poet
common
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative poet poeten poeter poeterne
genitive poets poetens poeters poeternes

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poet m (uncountable)

  1. loot, stolen money

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Middle English

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poet

  1. alternative form of poete

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek ποιητής (poiētḗs), via Latin poēta.

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poet m (definite singular poeten, indefinite plural poeter, definite plural poetene)

  1. a poet

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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From Ancient Greek ποιητής (poiētḗs), via Latin poēta.

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poet m (definite singular poeten, indefinite plural poetar, definite plural poetane)

  1. a poet

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Old French

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Verb

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poet

  1. third-person singular present indicative of poeir

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French poète, itself from Latin poēta. Compare Aromanian puet.

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poet m (plural poeți, feminine equivalent poetă or poetesă)

  1. poet
    Synonym: (obsolete) șair
    Mare poet național. ― Great national poet.
  2. (figurative) poet (person with a creative or romantic imagination)

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Declension of poet
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative poet poetul poeți poeții
genitive-dative poet poetului poeți poeților
vocative poetule poeților
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poet c

  1. a poet

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Declension of poet
nominative genitive
singular indefinite poet poets
definite poeten poetens
plural indefinite poeter poeters
definite poeterna poeternas

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