poet
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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]
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
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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
Declension[edit]
| Declension of poet | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | poet | poeten | poeter | poeterna |
| Genitive | poets | poetens | poeters | poeternas |
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