Poet

See also: poet and poët

German

Etymology

From Middle High German poēte, from Latin poēta, from Ancient Greek ποιητής (poiētḗs).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /poˈ(ʔ)eːt/

Noun

Poet m (genitive Poeten, plural Poeten)

  1. (literary or humorous) poet
    Der Poet muss ein Meister der Sprache sein, vor allem aber ein Meister des Gefühls.
    A poet must be a master of language, but most of all a master of emotion.
    Das hast du schön gesagt! Du bist ja ein richtiger Poet...
    That was nicely said! You’re an actual poet...

Declension
Declension of Poet
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Poet die Poeten
genitive eines des Poeten der Poeten
dative einem dem Poeten den Poeten
accusative einen den Poeten die Poeten

Synonyms

Descendants

Further reading
  • Poet in Duden online
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