| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Plural | poems |
| Catalan | poema |
|---|---|
| Czech | báseň |
| Danish | digt |
| Dutch | dichtwerk; gedicht |
| English (Old English) | leoþsang |
| Esperanto | poemo; poeziaĵo |
| Faeroese | yrking |
| French | poème |
| German | Gedicht |
| Icelandic | kvæði |
| Italian | poema |
| Latin | carmen |
| Low German | gedicht |
| Malay | syair |
| Papiamento | poesia |
| Portuguese | poema |
| Saterland Frisian | Gedicht; Geriemsel; Poem |
| Scottish Gaelic | bàrdachd |
| Spanish | poema |
| Sranan | powema |
| Swedish | dikt |
| Welsh | cerdd; cân |
| West Frisian | fers |