propeta

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish profeta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾoˈpeta/ [pɾoˈpe.ta]
• Hyphenation: pro‧pe‧ta

Noun

propéta (Basahan spelling ᜉ᜔ᜍᜓᜉᜒᜆ)

1. prophet

Related terms

• propesiya

Buhi'non Bikol

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish profeta, from Old Spanish propheta, from Latin prophētam, accusative singular of prophēta, from Ancient Greek προφήτης (prophḗtēs, “spokesman, prophet”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pro‧pe‧ta

Noun

propeta

1. prophet

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish profeta, from Old Spanish propheta, from Latin prophētam, accusative singular of prophēta, from Ancient Greek προφήτης (prophḗtēs, “spokesman, prophet”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾoˈpeta/ [pɾ̪oˈpi.t̪ɐ]
• Hyphenation: pro‧pe‧ta

Noun

propéta (Badlit spelling ᜉ᜔ᜇᜓᜉᜒᜆ)

1. prophet

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish profeta, from Old Spanish propheta, from Latin prophētam, accusative singular of prophēta, from Ancient Greek προφήτης (prophḗtēs, “spokesman, prophet”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pro‧pe‧ta
• IPA^(key): /pɾoˈpeta/ [pɾʊˈpe.ta]

Noun

propeta

1. prophet

Ilocano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish profeta, from Old Spanish propheta, from Latin prophētam, accusative singular of prophēta, from Ancient Greek προφήτης (prophḗtēs, “spokesman, prophet”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pro‧pe‧ta
• IPA^(key): /pɾoˈpeta/ [pɾoˈpe.ta]

Noun

propeta (Kur-itan spelling ᜉ᜔ᜎᜓᜉᜒᜆ)

1. prophet

Kapampangan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish profeta, from Old Spanish propheta, from Latin prophētam, accusative singular of prophēta, from Ancient Greek προφήτης (prophḗtēs, “spokesman, prophet”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾoˈpetə/ [pɾoˈpɛː.tə]
• Hyphenation: pro‧pe‧ta

Noun

propeta

1. prophet

Kinaray-a

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish profeta, from Old Spanish propheta, from Latin prophētam, accusative singular of prophēta, from Ancient Greek προφήτης (prophḗtēs, “spokesman, prophet”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pro‧pe‧ta

Noun

propeta

1. prophet

Northern Subanen

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish profeta, from Old Spanish propheta, from Latin prophētam, accusative singular of prophēta, from Ancient Greek προφήτης (prophḗtēs, “spokesman, prophet”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pro‧pe‧ta

Noun

propeta

1. prophet

Romblomanon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish profeta, from Old Spanish propheta, from Latin prophētam, accusative singular of prophēta, from Ancient Greek προφήτης (prophḗtēs, “spokesman, prophet”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pro‧pe‧ta

Noun

propeta

1. prophet

Tagalog

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *pér

Proto-Indo-European *-o

Proto-Indo-European *próder.

Ancient Greek πρό (pró)

Ancient Greek προ- (pro-)

Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂-der.

Ancient Greek φημί (phēmí)

Proto-Indo-European *-tósder.

Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)

Ancient Greek προφήτης (prophḗtēs)bor.

Latin prophētalbor.

Old Spanish propheta

Spanish profetabor.

Tagalog propeta

Borrowed from Spanish profeta, from Old Spanish propheta, a learned borrowing from Latin prophēta, borrowed from Ancient Greek προφήτης (prophḗtēs), from προ- (pro-) + φημί (phēmí) + -της (-tēs). Doublet of pulupeta.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /pɾoˈpeta/ [pɾoˈpɛː.t̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -eta
• Syllabification: pro‧pe‧ta

Noun

propeta (Baybayin spelling ᜉ᜔ᜇᜓᜉᜒᜆ)

1. prophet

   Synonyms: (obsolete) pulupeta, (obsolete) siyak

Related terms

• propesiya
• propetiko

See also

• manghuhula
• sugo

Further reading

• “propeta”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “propeta”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018.