Poet

See also: poet and poët

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poˈeːt/, [poˈeːt], [poˈʔeːt]

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• Rhymes: -eːt
• Hyphenation: Po‧et

Noun

Poet m (weak, genitive Poeten, plural Poeten, feminine Poetin)

1. (higher register or humorous) poet

   Synonym: Dichter

   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 [masculine, weak]

	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

Related terms

• Poem
• Poesie

Descendants

• → Russian: поэ́т (poét)

Further reading

• “Poet” in Duden online
• “Poet” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache