poet

See also: Poet and poët

English

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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).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpəʊɪt/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈpoʊət/, /ˈpoʊɪt/, [ˈpʰoʊ̯ɪ̈(ʔ)t̚]
  • Rhymes: -əʊɪt

Noun

poet (plural poets)

  1. A person who writes poems.
  2. A person with a creative or romantic imagination.

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Danish

Noun

poet

  1. poet

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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /put/
  • (file)

Noun

poet m (uncountable)

  1. loot, stolen money

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ποιητής (poiētḗs), via Latin poeta

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /poˈeːt/
  • IPA(key): /puˈeːt/

Noun

poet m (definite singular poeten, indefinite plural poeter, definite plural poetene)

  1. a poet

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ποιητής (poiētḗs), via Latin poeta

Noun

poet m (definite singular poeten, indefinite plural poetar, definite plural poetane)

  1. a poet

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Old French

Verb

poet

  1. third-person singular present indicative of poeir

Swedish

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

poet c

  1. poet

Declension

Declension of poet 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative poet poeten poeter poeterna
Genitive poets poetens poeters poeternas

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