LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

poētria1

poētria f (genitive poētriae)
Classical[poˈeː.tri.a]Ecclesiastical[poˈɛː.tri.a]

Meaning

  1. a female poet, poetess
  2. Medieval Latina poet's wife

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepoētriapoētriae
genitivepoētriaepoētriārum
dativepoētriaepoētriīs
accusativepoētriampoētriās
ablativepoētriāpoētriīs
vocativepoētriapoētriae

pŏētrĭa, ae, f., = ποιήτρια,
I. a poetess: fabularum poëtria, Cic. Cael. 27, 64; Ov. H. 15, 183; Mart. Cap. 8, § 809.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ποιήτριᾱ (poiḗtriā).

In English words that came into English from poētria

  • poetrypoētria
noun · femininefirst declension
poētria2
poētria f (genitive poētriae)
Classical[poˈeː.tri.a]Ecclesiastical[poˈɛː.tri.a]

Meaning

  1. the art of poetry, poesy
  2. a poetic composition, poem

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativepoētriapoētriae
genitivepoētriaepoētriārum
dativepoētriaepoētriīs
accusativepoētriampoētriās
ablativepoētriāpoētriīs
vocativepoētriapoētriae

Origins

Perhaps as a medieval misreading of poētica.

Quick answers

What does poētria mean in Latin?
poētria, a noun, means “a female poet, poetess; a poet's wife”.
What is the genitive of poētria?
The genitive singular is poētriae. poētria is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce poētria?
In classical Latin, [poˈeː.tri.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [poˈɛː.tri.a].