poet
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
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.
Pronunciation
- enPR: pōʹĭt
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpəʊ.ɪt/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (US) IPA(key): /ˈpoʊ.ət/, /ˈpoʊ.ɪt/,
- Rhymes: -əʊɪt
Noun
poet (plural poets)
- A person who writes poems.
- A person with a creative or romantic imagination.
Hyponyms
Derived terms
- 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
person who writes poems
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Further reading
- “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, revised edition, volume IV, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC, page 4580, column 3.
- “poet”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Anagrams
Danish
Noun
poet
- poet
Declension
Declension of poet
Synonyms
Dutch
Pronunciation
Noun
poet m (uncountable)
- loot, stolen money
Anagrams
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ποιητής (poiētḗs), via Latin poeta.
Pronunciation
Noun
poet m (definite singular poeten, indefinite plural poeter, definite plural poetene)
- a poet
Synonyms
Related terms
References
- “poet” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ποιητής (poiētḗs), via Latin poeta.
Noun
poet m (definite singular poeten, indefinite plural poetar, definite plural poetane)
- a poet
Synonyms
Related terms
References
- “poet” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old French
Verb
poet
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French poète, itself from Latin poeta. Compare Aromanian puet.
Pronunciation
Noun
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
Declension of poet
Related terms
References
- poet in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Swedish
Pronunciation
audio (file)
Noun
poet c
- a poet
Declension
| Declension of poet | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | poet | poeten | poeter | poeterna |
| Genitive | poets | poetens | poeters | poeternas |