poeta

See also: Poeta, poéta, and poetă

Asturian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

poeta m or f (plural poetes)

1. poet (person who writes poems)

Further reading

• 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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

poeta anim

1. poet

   Synonym: olerkari

Declension

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

• “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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [puˈe̞.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [poˈe.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Central) [puˈe.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [poˈe.ta]

• Audio (Catalonia):

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Noun

poeta m or f by sense (plural poetes)

1. poet

Related terms

• poema
• poesia

Further reading

• “poeta”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “poeta”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “poeta” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “poeta”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Estonian

Noun

poeta

1. abessive singular of pood

Galician

Etymology

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 poētader.

Galician poeta

Derived from Latin poēta, borrowed from Ancient Greek ποιητής (poiētḗs).

Noun

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

1. poet

Related terms

• poema
• poesía
• poetisa

Further reading

• “poeta”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• “poeta”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026

Italian

Etymology 1

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.

Italian poeta

Learned borrowing from Latin poēta, from Ancient Greek ποιητής (poiētḗs).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poˈɛ.ta/
• Rhymes: -ɛta
• Hyphenation: po‧è‧ta

Noun

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

1. poet

Related terms

• poesia
• poetare

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

poeta

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

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• epato-, peota

Latin

Alternative forms

• poeēta (uncommon)

Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [poˈeː.ta]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [poˈɛː.ta]

Noun

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

First-declension noun.

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

Coordinate terms

• poētria (“poetess”)

Derived terms

• poētaster
• poētor

Related terms

• poēma

Related terms

• poēma
• poēsis
• poētica
• poēticē
• poēticus
• poētria
• poētris

Descendants

• Asturian: poeta
• Aromanian: puet
• Catalan: poeta
• Corsican: pueta
• Extremaduran: pueta
• Old French: poete
  • Middle English: poete
    • English: poet
  • Middle French: poete
    • French: poète
• Friulian: poete
• Galician: poeta
• Italian: poeta
• Piedmontese: poeta
• Polish: poeta
• Portuguese: poeta
• Romanian: poet
• Sicilian: puita
• Spanish: poeta

References

• “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

Etymology

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.

Italian poetabor.

Maltese poeta

Borrowed from Italian poeta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔˈɛː.ta/
• Rhymes: -ɛːta

Noun

poeta m (plural poeti, female equivalent poeta or poetessa)

1. poet

Related terms

• poetiku
• poeżija

Piedmontese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /puˈeta/

Noun

poeta m

1. poet

Polish

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /pɔˈɛ.ta/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɛta
• Syllabification: po‧e‧ta

Noun

poeta m pers (female equivalent poetka or poetessa)

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

Declension

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

adjective

• poetycki

nouns

• poetyk
• poetyka
• poetyzacja
• poetyzm

verbs

• poetyzować impf, spoetyzować pf, upoetyzować pf

Related terms

adjectives

• poematowy
• poematyczny
• poetyczny
• poezyjny

adverbs

• poetycko
• poetycznie

nouns

• poema
• poemacik
• poemat
• poetyckość
• poetyczność
• poezja
• poezyjka

Further reading

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

Portuguese

Etymology

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.

Portuguese poeta

Learned borrowing from Latin poēta, borrowed from Ancient Greek ποιητής (poiētḗs).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /poˈɛ.tɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈpwɛ.tɐ/

• Audio (Brazil (Caipira)):

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• Hyphenation: po‧e‧ta

Noun

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

1. poet

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:poeta.

Further reading

• “poeta”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “poeta”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

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)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poˈeta/ [poˈe.t̪a]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -eta
• Syllabification: po‧e‧ta

Noun

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

1. poet (person who writes poems)

Derived terms

• canto a lo poeta
• ojo de poeta
• ¿eres poeta? ¡pues súbete la bragueta!

Related terms

• poema
• poesía
• poético
• poetizante
• poetizar

Further reading

• “poeta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025