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poezie

poetry /po.eˈzi.e/

noun#2897 most common

Also: a poem, verse

Example sentences

Îmi place poezia.
I like poetry.
Copilul recită o poezie la școală.
The child recites a poem at school.
Am citit o poezie frumoasă aseară.
I read a beautiful poem last night.
Poezia românească are o lungă tradiție.
Romanian poetry has a long tradition.
Criticul a analizat simbolismul din poeziile lui Eminescu.
The critic analyzed the symbolism in Eminescu's poems.
Dincolo de rima perfectă, poezia sa surprinde prin profunzimea metaforelor și prin muzicalitatea versului.
Beyond its perfect rhyme, his poetry stands out for the depth of its metaphors and the musicality of the verse.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativepoeziepoezii
Genitivepoezieipoeziilor
Accusativepoeziepoezii
Vocativepoeziepoezii

Word family

poetpoet (male)
poetăpoet (female)
poeticpoetic
a poetizato poeticize, to wax poetic
poempoem (often longer or more formal than a poezie)

Etymology

Poezie entered Romanian from French poésie in the modern era, part of a wave of French borrowings that reshaped Romanian literary vocabulary in the 19th century. French poésie itself descends from Latin poesis, borrowed from Greek poiesis, meaning a making or a creation. The Greek noun comes from the verb poiein, to make or to create, so the word literally frames poetry as an act of making.

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