profeta

/pɾoˈfeta/ · B2 · noun · m

prophet

📜 Greek pro- (before) + phanai (to speak): one who speaks before it happens

Spanish keeps the Greek prophētēs almost unchanged, with ph written as f. The stress falls on FE: pro-FE-ta. It ends in -a but is masculine: el profeta. The feminine form is la profetisa.

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