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Appendix:Variations of "ist"
English
Etymology
en person :inh enm:-ist<ety:bor<fro:-iste<ety:der<la:-ista>>>> 1
From en enm -ist, enm -iste, from en fro -iste and en la -ista, from en grc -ιστής, from grc -ίζω -ize, -ise verbal suffix -τής agent-noun suffix 1. Equivalent to en -ism -t. en -ista. The speaker of a language sense is influenced by en eo -isto.
Pronunciation
en /-ɪst/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl--ist.wav Southern England
en /-əst/ weak vowel
en -est
Suffix
s
Added to words to form nouns denoting:
a person who studies or practices a particular discipline;
botanist, one who studies plants
psychiatrist, one who practices psychiatry
a person who uses a device of some kind;
violinist, one who plays a violin
cyclist, one who rides a (bi)cycle
dated autoist, one who drives an automobile
pianist, one who plays the piano
one who engages in a particular type of activity;
adventurist, one who takes risks or goes on adventures
artist, one who makes art
bigamist, one who commits bigamy
terrorist, one who causes terror
tourist, one who tours
Note, many of these are related to -isms: adventurism, terrorism, tourism
one who suffers from a specific condition or syndrome
autist, egoist
Note, these are related to -isms: autism, egoism
one who subscribes to a particular theological doctrine or religious denomination;
Buddhist, Baptist, monotheist
Note, these are related to -isms: Buddhism, monotheism
one who has a certain ideology or set of beliefs;
Marxist, modernist, nihilist, existentialist, fascist, pacifist, activist, environmentalist,
Note, these are related to -isms: Marxism, modernism, nihilism, existentialism, fascism, pacifism
one who owns or manages something;
capitalist; industrialist
Note, these are related to -isms: capitalism; industrialism
a person who holds bigoted, partial views with respect to a particular matter.
sexist, racist: Note, these are related to -isms: sexism, racism
a person who speaks or specializes in a (usually constructed) language.
Esperantist, Tokiponist
Derived terms
en
Related terms
en -ast
Translations
One who follows a particular ideology, doctrine, belief system or theory
Arabic: nisba ar ي m ـِيّ
Armenian: hy -ական, hy -իստ
Bulgarian: bg -ист m
Catalan: ca -ista n
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 主義者 -主義者 -zhǔyìzhě
Czech: cs -ista m, cs -istka f
Danish: da -ist
Dutch: nl -ist
Esperanto: eo -anto, eo -ulo
Finnish: fi -isti
French: fr -iste m f
Galician: gl -ista m f
Georgian: ka -ისტი
German: de -ist m
Greek: el -ιστής m, el -ίστρια f
Hebrew: he יסט -ist
Hungarian: hu -ista
Icelandic: is -isti m
Interlingua: ia -ista, ia -ista
Irish: ga -aí m agent, ga -ach m
Italian: it -ista m f
Japanese: ja 主義者 -主義者 -しゅぎしゃ, -shugisha
Korean: ko 주의자 -주의자(主義者)
Kurdish:
Northern Kurdish: kmr -îst, kmr -ger, kmr -van
Latin: la -ista m
Malay: ms -is, ms ahli before noun
Norwegian: no -ist
Persian: fa ـگرا -garâ
Polish: pl -ista m, pl -ysta m, pl -istka f, pl -ystka f
Portuguese: pt -ista m f
Romanian: ro -ist
Russian: ru -ист m, ru -и́стка f
Sicilian: scn -ista m f
Slovak: sk -ista m, sk -istka f
Spanish: es -ista m f
Swahili: sw -isti, sw mwana- c1 c2, sw m- c1 c2
Swedish: sv -ist
Turkish: tr -ist
Ukrainian: uk -іст m, uk -їст m, uk -íстка f, uk -їстка f, uk -ист m, uk -истка f
Walloon: wa -isse
Welsh: cy -ydd m, cy -wr m
Yiddish: yi ־יסט m
A member of a profession or one interested in something
Armenian: hy -գետ, hy -բան
Catalan: ca -ista n
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 家
Esperanto: eo -isto
Finnish: fi -isti
French: fr -iste m f
Galician: gl -ista m f
Greek: el -λόγος m f
Interlingua: ia -ista
Irish: ga -(t)óir m, ga -aí m agent, ga -ach m
Japanese: ja 家 -ka
Korean: ko 가
Sicilian: scn -lucu m
Swahili: sw mwana- c1 c2
Welsh: cy -ydd m, cy -wr m
Yiddish: yi ־יסט m
A person who uses something
Catalan: ca -ista n
Finnish: fi -isti
French: fr -iste m f
Galician: gl -ista
Greek: el -ιστής m, el -ίστρια f
Interlingua: ia -ista
Irish: ga -adóir m, ga -aí m agent
Japanese: ja
Malay: ms peng- + noun
Polish: pl -ista, pl -ysta m, pl -istka, pl -ystka f
Russian: ru -ист m
Sicilian: scn -aru m, scn -eri m
Spanish: es -isto m, es -ista f
Welsh: cy -ydd m, cy -wr m
Yiddish: yi ־יסט m
A person who holds biased views
Catalan: ca -ista n
Czech: cs -ista m, cs -istka f
Finnish: fi -isti
French: fr -iste m f
Galician: gl -ista
Greek: el -ιστής m, el -ίστρια f
Interlingua: ia -ista
Irish: ga -ach m
Polish: pl -ista m, pl -ysta m, pl -istka f, pl -ystka f
Russian: ru -ист m
Sicilian: scn -ista m f
Welsh: cy -ydd m, cy -wr m
Interlingua: ia -ista
Romanian: ro -ist m, ro -istă f
Serbo-Croatian: sh -ist
See also
en -er
en -ista
en -ite
en -or
Anagrams
en ist SIT 'tis Sit its its' TIs t'is tis STI TIS sit 'its it's TSI ITS S.T.I.
en productive suffixes
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin la -īvistī, second person singular perfect indicative ending of regular fourth-conjugation verbs, from la -istī (second person singular perfect indicative ending of any verb) affixed to the perfect infix -īv-.
Suffix
ca suffix
Used to form the second person singular preterite indicative of ca -ir third conjugation verbs
Usage notes
This form fell out of use, being largely replaced with the analogical ending ca -ires, of unknown origin.
Danish
Etymology
From da fr -iste -ist, -istic, from da la -ista -ist; one who practises or believes, from da grc -ιστής, alternative form of grc -τής, from da grk-pro *-tās, probably from da ine-pro *-teh₂ forms nouns representing state of being.
Suffix
da suffix c
en -ist
Derived terms
da
References
da noun-forming suffixes
Dutch
Suffix
m -en + -iste
en -ist; forms agent nouns signifying a person who performs or deals with the specified subject
nl bloem<t:flower> bloemist<t:florist>
nl bekken<t:cymbal> bekkenist<t:cymbalist, cymbal player>
nl pamflet<t:pamphlet> pamflettist<t:pamphleteer>
nl cursus<t:course> cursist<t:student in a course, especially one outside the normal educational system>
nl modern<t:modern> modernist<t:modernist> surface etymology
Derived terms
nl
German
Etymology
de :bor la:-ista :influence fr:-iste 1
de la -ista, reinforced by de fr -iste.
Pronunciation
de [ɪst]
de LL-Q188 (deu)-Frank C. Müller--ist.wav
de De--ist.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Suffix
m.weak in
-ist
de Piano piano Pianist pianist
de Anarchie anarchy Anarchist anarchist
de Putsch putsch, coup Putschist putschist, coupist
Usage notes
The suffix is productive in German, but generally only with non-native words or proper nouns. Exceptions include de Harfenist, de Lagerist, de Putschist.
Derived terms
de
See also
:Category:German terms suffixed with -ist
Middle English
Suffix
enm suffix 1
enm -est
knowist, sendist, bitakist
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From nb fr -iste -ist, -istic, from nb la -ista -ist; one who practises or believes, from nb grc -ιστής, alternative form of grc -τής, from nb grk-pro *-tās, probably from nb ine-pro *-teh₂ forms nouns representing state of being.
Suffix
nb suffix m
used to form nouns, usually relating to people.
Derived terms
nb
References
nb noun-forming suffixes
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From nn fr -iste, from nn la -ista, from nn grc -ιστής.
Suffix
nn suffix m
used to form nouns, usually relating to people.
Derived terms
nn
References
nn noun-forming suffixes
Old English
Suffix
ang suf
ang -ost
Romanian
Etymology
ro :bor fr:-iste + 1
Pronunciation
ro [ist]
Suffix
1 noun-forming suffixes
en -ist
ro ro pian -ist 1 ro pianist pianist 1
ro ro anarhie -ist 1 ro anarhist anarchist 1
ro ro rasă -ist 1 ro rasist racist 1
Declension
Derived terms
ro
Related terms
ro -istă
ro -ism
ro -tor
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
sh fr -iste.
Suffix
sh Croatian Suffix appended to words to create a masculine noun, usually denoting a follower or a profession. Chiefly used for loanwords.
Derived terms
sh
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from sv fr -iste.
Pronunciation
sv [ˈɪst]
Suffix
sv suffix c
en -ist
sv piano piano pianist pianist
sv anarki anarchy anarkist anarchist
sv ras race rasist racist
sv nykter sober nykterist non-drinker, teetotaler
sv infanteri infantry infanterist infantryman
sv miljöparti green party miljöpartist member or supporter of a green party
sv tal 70-tal(et) (the) 70s -talist 70-talist person born in the 70s
Declension
Derived terms
sv
Related terms
sv -ism