Translation
poem
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Word origin
From Greek poiema ('a thing made'), from poiein ('to make'), via Latin poema and the international family of poem and poeme. To the Greeks a poem was simply something crafted, and Esperanto keeps the whole workshop: poemo, poeto, poezio.
- Origin
- Greek, via Latin
- Root
- poiema
- English cognates
- poem, poet, poetry
Examples
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He wrote a poem about the sea.
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She read the poem aloud in front of the class.
Zamenhof .
Zamenhof himself wrote poems in Esperanto.
Esperanto poetry is older than you might guess: Zamenhof published original poems in the very first book in 1887, and the movement has produced verse ever since. The poem is , the art form is , the maker is .
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 14, lesson 2: poemo, ĵurnalo, pantalono and 7 more words.