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ποιητής

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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

Declension

Descendants

  • Greek: ποιητής m (poiitís)
  • Hebrew: פִּיּוּט m (piyút) (see there for further descendants)
  • Latin: poēta m (see there for further descendants)
  • Russian: поэ́т m (poét), пии́та (piíta), пии́т (piít)

References

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