profeta
Asturian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɾoˈfeta/, [pɾoˈfe.t̪a]
Noun
profeta m or f (plural profetes)
- prophet (one who speaks by divine inspiration)
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin prophēta.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /pɾoˈfe.tə/
- (Central) IPA(key): /pɾuˈfe.tə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /pɾoˈfe.ta/
Audio (file)
Noun
profeta m or f (plural profetes)
- prophet
Related terms
- profecia
- profètic
- profetitzar
Esperanto
Etymology
From profeto + -a.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /proˈfeta/
- Rhymes: -eta
Adjective
profeta (accusative singular profetan, plural profetaj, accusative plural profetajn)
- prophetic
Galician
Etymology
From Latin prophēta.
Noun
profeta m (plural profetas, feminine profetisa, feminine plural profetisas)
- prophet
Related terms
- profecía
Ibanag
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish profeta, from Latin prophēta.
Noun
profeta
- prophet
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /proˈfɛ.ta/
- Rhymes: -ɛta
- Hyphenation: pro‧fè‧ta
Etymology 1
From Latin prophēta.
Noun
profeta m (plural profeti, feminine profetessa)
- prophet
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
profeta
- inflection of profetare:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Anagrams
- prefato
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin prophēta.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾoˈfɛ.tɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾoˈfɛ.ta/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɾuˈfɛ.tɐ/
- Hyphenation: pro‧fe‧ta
Noun
profeta m (plural profetas, feminine profetisa, feminine plural profetisas)
- prophet
Adjective
profeta m or f (plural profetas)
- (Madeira, informal) of or relating to Porto Santo
- Synonym: porto-santense
Noun
profeta m or f by sense (plural profetas)
- native or inhabitant of Porto Santo
- Synonym: porto-santense
Spanish
Alternative forms
- propheta (obsolete spelling)
Etymology
From Old Spanish propheta, from Latin prophētam, accusative singular of prophēta, from Ancient Greek προφήτης (prophḗtēs, “spokesman, prophet”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɾoˈfeta/ [pɾoˈfe.t̪a]
Audio (Colombia) (file) - Rhymes: -eta
- Syllabification: pro‧fe‧ta
Noun
profeta m (plural profetas, feminine profetisa, feminine plural profetisas)
- prophet
Related terms
- profecía
- profético
- profetizar
Descendants
- → Classical Nahuatl: propheta
Further reading
- “profeta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014