profeta

From Latin prophēta.

• IPA^(key): /pɾoˈfeta/ [pɾoˈfe.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -eta
• Syllabification: pro‧fe‧ta

profeta m or f (plural profetes)

1. prophet (one who speaks by divine inspiration)

• “profeta”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN

Borrowed from Latin prophēta.

• IPA^(key): (Central) [pɾuˈfe.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [pɾoˈfe.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [pɾoˈfe.ta]

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• Rhymes: -eta
• Hyphenation: pro‧fe‧ta

profeta m or f by sense (plural profetes)

1. prophet

• “profeta”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026

Inherited from Spanish profeta (“prophet”).

• IPA^(key): /pɾoˈpeta/, [pɾoˈpe.t̪a]
• Hyphenation: pro‧fe‧ta

profeta

1. prophet

From profeto +‎ -a.

• IPA^(key): /proˈfeta/

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• Rhymes: -eta
• Syllabification: pro‧fe‧ta

profeta (accusative singular profetan, plural profetaj, accusative plural profetajn)

1. prophetic

• “profeta”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese profeta, a learned borrowing from Latin prophēta, borrowed from Ancient Greek προφήτης (prophḗtēs), from προ- (pro-, “before”) + φημί (phēmí, “to say”) + -της (-tēs, “-er”, masculine agent-noun suffix).

• IPA^(key): /pɾoˈfeta/ [pɾoˈfe.t̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -eta
• Hyphenation: pro‧fe‧ta

profeta m (plural profetas, feminine profetisa, feminine plural profetisas)

1. prophet

• profecía

• “profeta”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Borrowed from Spanish profeta, from Latin prophēta.

profeta

1. prophet

• IPA^(key): /proˈfɛ.ta/
• Rhymes: -ɛta
• Hyphenation: pro‧fè‧ta

From Latin prophēta.

profeta m (plural profeti, feminine profetessa)

1. prophet

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

profeta

1. inflection of profetare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

• prefato

• propheta

Learned borrowing from Latin prophēta, borrowed from Ancient Greek προφήτης (prophḗtēs), from προ- (pro-, “before”) + φημί (phēmí, “to say”) + -της (-tēs, “-er”, masculine agent-noun suffix).

profeta m (plural profetas)

1. prophet

• Galician: profeta
• Portuguese: profeta

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “pro@?eta”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “profeta”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese profeta, a learned borrowing from Latin prophēta, borrowed from Ancient Greek προφήτης (prophḗtēs), from προ- (pro-, “before”) + φημί (phēmí, “to say”) + -της (-tēs, “-er”, masculine agent-noun suffix).

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• Rhymes: (most dialects) -ɛtɐ, (Southern Brazil) -ɛta
• Hyphenation: pro‧fe‧ta

profeta m (plural profetas, feminine profetisa, feminine plural profetisas)

1. prophet

profeta m or f (plural profetas)

1. (Madeira, informal) of, from or relating to Porto Santo

   Synonym: porto-santense

profeta m or f by sense (plural profetas)

1. (Madeira, informal) native or inhabitant of Porto Santo

   Synonym: porto-santense

• “profeta”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “profeta”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

• propheta (obsolete)

Inherited from Old Spanish propheta, a learned borrowing from Latin prophēta, borrowed from Ancient Greek προφήτης (prophḗtēs), from προ- (pro-, “before”) + φημί (phēmí, “to say”) + -της (-tēs, “-er”, masculine agent-noun suffix).

• IPA^(key): /pɾoˈfeta/ [pɾoˈfe.t̪a]

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• Rhymes: -eta
• Syllabification: pro‧fe‧ta

profeta m (plural profetas, feminine profetisa, feminine plural profetisas)

1. prophet

• → Cebuano: propeta
• → Classical Nahuatl: propheta
• → Tagalog: propeta, pulupeta

• “profeta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025