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poeta

See also: Poeta, poéta, and poetă

Asturian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /poˈeta/ [poˈe.t̪a]
  • Rhymes: -eta
  • Syllabification: po‧e‧ta

Noun

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poeta m or f (plural poetes)

  1. poet (person who writes poems)

Further reading

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  • García Arias, Xosé Lluis (2002–2004), “poeta”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (overall work in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
  • “poeta”, 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

Basque

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Etymology

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From Spanish poeta, from Latin poēta, from Ancient Greek ποιητής (poiētḗs).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /poeta/ [po.e.t̪a]
  • Rhymes: -eta, -a
  • Hyphenation: po‧e‧ta

Noun

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poeta anim

  1. poet
    Synonym: olerkari

Declension

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Declension of poeta (anim a-stem)
indefinite singular plural proximal plural
absolutive poeta poeta poetak poetok
ergative poetak poetak poetek poetok
dative poetari poetari poetei poetoi
genitive poetaren poetaren poeten poeton
comitative poetarekin poetarekin poetekin poetokin
causative poetarengatik poetarengatik poetengatik poetongatik
benefactive poetarentzat poetarentzat poetentzat poetontzat
instrumental poetaz poetaz poetez poetotaz
inessive poetarengan poetarengan poetengan poetongan
locative — — — —
allative poetarengana poetarengana poetengana poetongana
terminative poetarenganaino poetarenganaino poetenganaino poetonganaino
directive poetarenganantz poetarenganantz poetenganantz poetonganantz
destinative poetarenganako poetarenganako poetenganako poetonganako
ablative poetarengandik poetarengandik poetengandik poetongandik
partitive poetarik — — —
prolative poetatzat — — —

Further reading

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  • “poeta”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
  • “poeta”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin poēta, from Ancient Greek ποιητής (poiētḗs).

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poeta m or f by sense (plural poetes)

  1. poet
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Estonian

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Noun

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poeta

  1. abessive singular of pood

Galician

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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poeta m or f by sense (plural poetas, feminine poetisa, feminine plural poetisas)

  1. poet
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Italian

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Latin poēta, from Ancient Greek ποιητής (poiētḗs).

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Noun

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poeta m (plural poeti, feminine poetessa, relational adjective poetico)

  1. poet
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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poeta

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

References

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  1. ^ poeta in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Further reading

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  • “poeta”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Anagrams

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Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *kʷey-der.
Proto-Hellenic *kʷoiwéyō
Ancient Greek ποιέω (poiéō)
Proto-Hellenic *-tās
Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs)
Ancient Greek ποιητής (poiētḗs)bor.
Latin poēta

    Borrowed from Ancient Greek ποιητής (poiētḗs, “poet, writer”).

    This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
    Particularly: “Why the shortened form po-ēta instead of poe-ēta? Was this a non-Attic borrowing?”

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    poēta m (genitive poētae); first declension

    1. poet
      Sī versūs hōrum duōrum poētārum neglegētis, magnā parte litterārum carēbitis.
      If you neglect the verses of these two poets, you will miss a great part of literature.

    Declension

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    First-declension noun.

    singular plural
    nominative poēta poētae
    genitive poētae poētārum
    dative poētae poētīs
    accusative poētam poētās
    ablative poētā poētīs
    vocative poēta poētae

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    References

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    • “poeta”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • “poeta”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • “poeta”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
    • Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book‎[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
      • an epic, heroic poet: poeta epicus
      • a dramatic poet: poeta scaenicus
      • a writer of tragedy, comedy: scriptor tragoediarum, comoediarum, also (poeta) tragicus, comicus
    • poeta in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016

    Maltese

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      Borrowed from Italian poeta.

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      poeta m (plural poeti, feminine poeta or poetessa)

      1. poet
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      Piedmontese

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      poeta m

      1. poet

      Polish

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      Etymology

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      Etymology tree
      Proto-Indo-European *kʷey-der.
      Proto-Hellenic *kʷoiwéyō
      Ancient Greek ποιέω (poiéō)
      Proto-Hellenic *-tās
      Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs)
      Ancient Greek ποιητής (poiētḗs)bor.
      Latin poētalbor.
      Polish poeta

        Learned borrowing from Latin poēta.

        Pronunciation

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        • IPA(key): /pɔˈɛ.ta/
        • Audio:(file)
        • Rhymes: -ɛta
        • Syllabification: po‧e‧ta

        Noun

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        poeta m pers (female equivalent poetka or poetessa)

        1. (poetry) poet (person who writes poems)

        Declension

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        Declension of poeta
        singular plural
        nominative poeta poeci/poety (deprecative)
        genitive poety poetów
        dative poecie poetom
        accusative poetę poetów
        instrumental poetą poetami
        locative poecie poetach
        vocative poeto poeci

        Derived terms

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        adjective
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        adjectives
        adverbs
        nouns

        Further reading

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        • “poeta”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[3] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
        • “poeta”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[4] (in Polish)

        Portuguese

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        Etymology

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        Borrowed from Latin poēta, from Ancient Greek ποιητής (poiētḗs).

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        Noun

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        poeta m or f (plural poetas, feminine poetisa, feminine plural poetisas)

        1. poet

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        For quotations using this term, see Citations:poeta.

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        Spanish

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        Etymology

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        Etymology tree
        Proto-Indo-European *kʷey-der.
        Proto-Hellenic *kʷoiwéyō
        Ancient Greek ποιέω (poiéō)
        Proto-Hellenic *-tās
        Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs)
        Ancient Greek ποιητής (poiētḗs)bor.
        Latin poētalbor.
        Old Spanish poeta
        Spanish poeta

          Inherited from Old Spanish poeta, a learned borrowing from Latin poēta, from Ancient Greek ποιητής (poiētḗs)

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          poeta m or f by sense (plural poetas, feminine poeta or poetisa, feminine plural poetas or poetisas)

          1. poet (person who writes poems)

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