ποιητής

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • ποητής (poētḗs) Delphic

Etymology

From ποιέω (poiéō, to make) + -της (-tēs, -er, masculine agentive suffix).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ποιητής • (poiētḗs) m (genitive ποιητοῦ); first declension

(Attic, Ionic, Koine)
  1. A maker, inventor, lawgiver
  2. The composer of a poem, author, poet
  3. The composer of music
  4. The author of a speech

Inflection

Descendants

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Greek

Noun

ποιητής (poiitís) m or f (plural ποιητές, feminine ποιήτρια)

  1. poet (usually male)

Declension

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