poetisa

See also: poétisa

Galician

Noun

poetisa f (plural poetisas)

1. female poet, poetess (female equivalent of poeta)

Related terms

• poeta

Portuguese

Etymology

From poeta (“poet”) +‎ -isa (“-ess”, female-specific noun-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /po.eˈt͡ʃi.zɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /po.eˈt͡ʃi.zɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /po.eˈt͡ʃi.za/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pwɛˈti.zɐ/

• Hyphenation: po‧e‧ti‧sa

Noun

poetisa f (plural poetisas)

1. female poet, poetess (female equivalent of poeta)

   Florbela Espanca foi uma poetisa portuguesa.

   Florbela Espanca was a Portuguese poet/-ess.

Spanish

Etymology

From poeta (“poet”) +‎ -isa (“-ess”, feminine noun-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poeˈtisa/ [po.eˈt̪i.sa]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -isa
• Syllabification: po‧e‧ti‧sa

Noun

poetisa f (plural poetisas)

1. female poet, poetess, female equivalent of poeta

Further reading

• “poeta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10