poem

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English

Alternative forms

• poëm, poeme (rare or archaic)

Etymology

From Middle French poème, from Latin poēma, from Ancient Greek ποίημα (poíēma), from ποιέω (poiéō, “I make”). Displaced native Old English lēoþ.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpəʊɪm/, [ˈpʰəwɪm], /ˈpəʊəm/, (uncommon) /ˈpɔː.ɪm/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈpoʊəm/, /poʊm/, [ˈpʰo(ʊ̯)əm], [ˈpʰo(ʊ̯)m̩], [ˈpʰo(ʊ̯)m]
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈpɔʊ(ə)m/
• (India) IPA^(key): /ˈpoʊɪm/, [ˈpo(ʊ̯)ɪm]
• (Malaysia, Scotland) IPA^(key): /pojəm/
• (Ghana) IPA^(key): /pɔɪm/
• Rhymes: -əʊɪm, -əʊəm, -ɔːɪm, -əʊm

Noun

poem (plural poems)

1. A literary piece written in verse.
2. A piece of writing in the tradition of poetry, an instance of poetry.
3. A piece of poetic writing, that is with an intensity or depth of expression or inspiration greater than is usual in prose.

Holonyms

• poetry

Derived terms

Related terms

• poet
• poetic
• poetics
• poetry

Translations

Further reading

• “poem”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “poem”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “poem”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

• mope, pome

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French poème or German Poem.

Pronunciation

Noun

poem n (plural poeme)

1. poem

Declension

Further reading

• poem in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

Scots

Etymology

From Middle French poème, from Latin poēma, from Ancient Greek ποίημα (poíēma), from ποιέω (poiéō, “I make”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pom], [poəm]

Noun

poem (plural poems)

1. poem
   • 1985, John J. Graham, "E Wir ain aald language. Writin ida Shetland dialect", in Manfred Görlach, Focus on Scotland, John Benjamins Publishing Company, page 193.

Swedish

Etymology

From Middle French poème, from Latin poēma, from Ancient Greek ποίημα (poíēma), from ποιέω (poiéō, “I make”).

Noun

poem n

1. a (shorter) poem

   Synonym: (more common) dikt

Declension

Related terms

• poesi
• poet
• poetisk

References

• poem in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• poem in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• poem in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Vilamovian

Noun

poem n

1. poem