profeta

See also: Profeta and próféta

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin prophēta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾoˈfeta/ [pɾoˈfe.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -eta
• Syllabification: pro‧fe‧ta

Noun

profeta m or f (plural profetes)

1. prophet (one who speaks by divine inspiration)

Related terms

• profecía
• profetizar
• proféticu

Further reading

• “profeta”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN

Catalan

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin prophēta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [pɾuˈfe̞.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [pɾoˈfe.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Central) [pɾuˈfe.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [pɾoˈfe.ta]

• Audio (Catalonia):

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• Rhymes: -eta
• Hyphenation: pro‧fe‧ta

Noun

profeta m or f by sense (plural profetes)

1. prophet

Related terms

• profecia
• profètic
• profetitzar

Further reading

• “profeta”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish profeta (“prophet”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pro‧fe‧ta

Noun

profeta

1. prophet

Esperanto

Etymology

Etymology tree

Esperanto profeto

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Italic *-ā

Latin -ader.

▲

Latin -a

Italian -ader.

▲

Latin -a

Old Spanish -a

Spanish -ader.

Esperanto -a

Esperanto profeta

From profeto + -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /proˈfeta/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -eta
• Syllabification: pro‧fe‧ta

Adjective

profeta (accusative singular profetan, plural profetaj, accusative plural profetajn)

1. prophetic

Further reading

• “profeta”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN

Galician

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese profeta, a learned borrowing from Latin prophēta, borrowed from Ancient Greek προφήτης (prophḗtēs), from πρόφημῐ (próphēmĭ, “to say before”) + -της (-tēs, “-er”, masculine agent-noun suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾoˈfeta/ [pɾoˈfe.t̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -eta
• Hyphenation: pro‧fe‧ta

Noun

profeta m (plural profetas, feminine profetisa, feminine plural profetisas)

1. prophet

Related terms

• profecía

Further reading

• “profeta”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Ibanag

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish profeta, from Latin prophēta.

Noun

profeta

1. prophet

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /proˈfɛ.ta/
• Rhymes: -ɛta
• Hyphenation: pro‧fè‧ta

Etymology 1

From Latin prophēta.

Noun

profeta m (plural profeti, feminine profetessa)

1. prophet

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

profeta

1. inflection of profetare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• prefato

Old Galician-Portuguese

Alternative forms

• propheta

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin prophēta, borrowed from Ancient Greek προφήτης (prophḗtēs), from πρόφημῐ (próphēmĭ, “to say before”) + -της (-tēs, “-er”, masculine agent-noun suffix).

Noun

profeta m (plural profetas)

1. prophet

Related terms

• profecia
• profetizar
• prophetizador

Descendants

• Galician: profeta
• Portuguese: profeta

References

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “pro@?eta”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “profeta”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese profeta, a learned borrowing from Latin prophēta, borrowed from Ancient Greek προφήτης (prophḗtēs), from πρόφημῐ (próphēmĭ, “to say before”) + -της (-tēs, “-er”, masculine agent-noun suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾoˈfɛ.tɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾuˈfɛ.tɐ/

• Audio (Brazil (Caipira)):

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• Rhymes: (most dialects) -ɛtɐ, (Southern Brazil) -ɛta
• Hyphenation: pro‧fe‧ta

Noun

profeta m (plural profetas, feminine profetisa, feminine plural profetisas)

1. prophet

Adjective

profeta m or f (plural profetas)

1. (Madeira, informal) of, from or relating to Porto Santo

   Synonym: porto-santense

Noun

profeta m or f by sense (plural profetas)

1. (Madeira, informal) native or inhabitant of Porto Santo

   Synonym: porto-santense

Further reading

• “profeta”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “profeta”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Alternative forms

• propheta (obsolete)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish propheta, a learned borrowing from Latin prophēta, borrowed from Ancient Greek προφήτης (prophḗtēs), from πρόφημῐ (próphēmĭ, “to say before”) + -της (-tēs, “-er”, masculine agent-noun suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾoˈfeta/ [pɾoˈfe.t̪a]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -eta
• Syllabification: pro‧fe‧ta

Noun

profeta m (plural profetas, feminine profetisa, feminine plural profetisas)

1. prophet

Derived terms

• profetismo

Related terms

• profecía
• profético
• profetizar

Descendants

• → Cebuano: propeta
• → Classical Nahuatl: propheta
• → Tagalog: propeta, pulupeta

Further reading

• “profeta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025