-ista

-istä ista istà išta īsta īstā English Etymology From en es -ista in en Sandinista (1930s). en -ist. Pronunciation en /-ˈiːstə/ /-ˈɪstə/ Suffix Forms nouns denoting one who follows a principle; an adept. en fashion fashionista en Marx Marxista en Lincoln Lincolnista Usage notes Words formed using this suffix usually have more of a pejorative connotation than related words formed using en -ist. Historically, this connotation tended to be associated with socialism (in reference to Sandinistas), but may also connote a general connection to Latin America or apolitical pejorativeness. Derived terms en Translations follower -ist Anagrams en aist Asti IAST IATs Sati Sita Stai TIAS TIAs Tais Tisa Tsai aits itas sati tais Catalan Etymology ca la -ista, from ca grc -ιστής. Suffix mfbysense -ist Derived terms ca Related terms ca -isme Further reading Czech Etymology cs :bor la:-ista + 1 Pronunciation cs ɪsta Suffix m-an -ist cs puč pučista -er cs snowboard snowboardista Declension m.an Derived terms cs Further reading Finnish Etymology From fi urj-fin-pro *-istak. Details Certain verbs inherited from Proto-Finnic have had the strong stem generalized by analogy, e.g. fi vavista (stem fi vapise-) → fi vapista. Pronunciation * Suffix verb istä ise Forms frequentative verbs, often from onomatopoeic stems. Declension - i a Derived terms fi Further reading Anagrams fi aist asti sait sati siat Galician Etymology gl la -ista, from gl grc -ιστής. Suffix mfbysense -ist Derived terms gl Related terms gl -ismo Hungarian Etymology From hu la -ista, from hu grc -ιστής. Pronunciation hu is ta hu tɒ 2 Suffix hu suffix noun-forming suffixes hu noun-forming suffix -ist One who follows a principle or system of belief. hu tao tao taoista Taoist Note, these are related to -izmus, e.g. hu taoizmus Taoism. A member of a profession or one interested in something. hu komponista composer, one who creates music A person who uses something. hu zongora piano zongorista pianist A person who holds certain views or values. hu rasszista racist hu adjective-forming suffix -istic hu klasszicista classicistic Derived terms hu See also Appendix:Hungarian suffixes References Interlingua Etymology ia en -ist, ia fr -iste, ia it,pt,es -ista, ia ru -ист, all ultimately from ia la -ista, from ia grc -ιστής. Pronunciation ia /ˈista/ Suffix n forms nouns from nouns, denoting a person who practises an art or science; -ist ia -ario -ero ia biologia biology biologista biologist ia tympano drum tympanista drummer, tympanist ia saxophono saxophone saxophonista saxophonist forms nouns from nouns, denoting an adherent of a doctrine; -ist ia -ana -ano -ita ia Calvin Calvin calvinista Calvinist ia social social socialista socialista ia collaboration collaboration collaborationist collaborationist Usage notes This suffix is often parallel to abstract nouns in ia -ismo, adjectives in ia -ista and verbs in ia -isar. Despite ending in a, this suffix is used for both females and males. Derived terms ia References Italian Etymology it :lbor la:-ista it la -ista, from it grc -ιστής. Suffix mfbysense -ist Derived terms it Related terms it -ismo it -istico Anagrams it aist -asti Asti asti sita stai stia Latin Alternative forms la -istēs Etymology la -ist :bor grc:-ῐστής<id:agent nouns> From la grc -ῐστής, from the stems of verbs in grc -ῐ́ζω + the masculine agent noun suffix grc -τής. Pronunciation Suffix -ista<1> m f -ist; one who practises or believes. Usage notes The suffix -ista is added to a noun base to form a noun. It is seldom formative in Latin, usually being borrowed as part of an Ancient Greek word to which the suffix grc -ιστής was added. Declension -ista<1> Derived terms la Related terms la -ismus Descendants ast -ista 1 ca -ista 1 fr -iste 1 gl -ista 1 de -ist 1 it -ista 1 oc -ista 1 pl -ista 1 pt -ista 1 ro -ist 1 scn -ista 1 es -ista 1 yi ־יסט 1 Macanese Etymology mzs :der pt:-ista + 1 Pronunciation mzs /ˈiʃta/ /ˈiʃtɐ/ /ˈista/ Suffix mzs suffix suffix added to words to form agent nouns; -ist mzs yue 白粉 heroin pacfanista drug addict Usage notes As with mzs -êro, generally only productive with non-Portuguese/Macanese roots. Derived terms mzs Polish Alternative forms pl -ysta Etymology pl -ist :lbor la:-ista<id:-ist> + 1 Pronunciation LL-Q809 (pol)-Olaf--ista.wav Suffix pl suffix m added to words to form names of activity's performers or professions; -ist pl czołg czołgista Declension Derived terms pl Further reading Portuguese Etymology pt -ist :lbor la:-ista<id:-ist> 1 pt la -ista, from pt grc -ιστής. Pronunciation pt -is ta Suffix mfbysense -ist person with a particular creative or academic role, appended to the name of this role, or its corresponding adjective pt ambiental environmental ambientalista environmentalist pt zoologia zoology zoologista zoologist -ist; -man person who uses or works with a particular tool, instrument or technique, appended to the name of the tool pt flauta flute flautista flautist pt desenho drawing; draught desenhista draughtsman -ist one who follows a particular doctrine, appended to the etymon of the doctrine’s name pt Calvino (John) Calvin calvinista Calvinist pt Marx (Karl) Marx marxista Marxist pt chiefly Brazil someone from a location pt Norte North region of Brazil nortista someone from the North pt São Paulo paulista someone from the state of São Paulo a supporter of a sports team pt Grêmio Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense gremista a supporter of Grêmio pt Santos Santos Futebol Clube santista a supporter of Santos Suffix -istic, -ist of or relating to a particular doctrine, appended to the etymon of the doctrine’s name pt Marx (Karl) Marx marxista Marxist, relating to Marxism pt chiefly Brazil of or relating to a location pt Norte North region of Brazil nortista of or relating to the North pt São Paulo paulista of or relating to the state of São Paulo Usage notes The Portuguese suffix -ista does not have the same pejorative connotation as the English suffix -ista. true true Derived terms pt Related terms pt -ismo Descendants mzs -ista Further reading Serbo-Croatian Etymology sh fr -iste. Suffix sh Bosnian Serbian Suffix appended to words to create a masculine noun, usually denoting a follower or a profession. Chiefly used for loanwords. Spanish Etymology es :lbor la:-ista :grc Pronunciation Suffix mfbysense en -ista; one who follows a principle or belief es óptimo best optimista optimist es Sánchez surname sanchista indicates one who practices a profession of the noun stem es periódico newspaper periodista journalist one who holds certain values es mujer woman mujerista feminist Usage notes See the usage notes for example in es artista, es deportista. Derived terms es Related terms es -ismo Further reading Tagalog Etymology tl :bor es:-ista ++ 1 Pronunciation Suffix + indicates one who practices a profession of the noun stem tl basketbol basketball + tl -ista → tl basketbolista basketball player indicates one who follows certain principles or values tl seguro certainty + tl -ista → tl segurista cautious person; perfectionist Derived terms tl Related terms tl -ismo Anagrams tl aist sita Atsi atis tisa atsi itsa