[poˈeː.ta], [poˈɛː.ta]
OriginFrom Ancient Greek ποιητής (poiētḗs, “poet, writer”). By surface analysis, Ancient Greek ποιέω (poiéō) + -ta.
- declension-1poet
“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.
Formspoēta(canonical, masculine) · poētae(genitive) · poēta(nominative, singular) · poētae(nominative, plural) · poētae(genitive, singular) · poētārum(genitive, plural) · poētae(dative, singular) · poētīs(dative, plural) · poētam(accusative, singular) · poētās(accusative, plural) · poētā(ablative, singular) · poētīs(ablative, plural) · poēta(singular, vocative) · poētae(plural, vocative) · poeēta(alternative, uncommon)
Source: Wiktionary