поэтесса

Russian

Etymology

From French poétesse.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pəɪˈtɛs(ː)ə] (phonetic respelling: поэтэ́сса)
  • (emphatic) IPA(key): [poɪˈtɛsːə] (phonetic respelling: поэтэ́сса)
  • (emphatic) IPA(key): [pəɛˈtɛs(ː)ə] (phonetic respelling: поэтэ́сса)
  • (emphatic) IPA(key): [poɛˈtɛs(ː)ə] (phonetic respelling: поэтэ́сса)

Noun

поэте́сса • (poetɛ́ssaf anim (genitive поэте́ссы, nominative plural поэте́ссы, genitive plural поэте́сс, masculine поэ́т)

  1. female equivalent of поэ́т (poét): female poet

Usage notes

  • Sometimes interpreted as not quite equal to the masculine поэ́т (poét). Several famous female Russian poets, notably Anna Akhmatova and Marina Tsvetaeva, insisted on being called поэ́т (poét), and regarded the term поэте́сса (poetɛ́ssa) as insulting.

Declension