-ista

See also: -istä, ista, istà, išta, īsta, and īstā

English

Etymology

From Spanish -ista in "Sandinista" (1930s).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /-ˈistə/

Suffix

-ista

Forms nouns denoting one who follows a principle; an adept.
‎fashion + ‎-ista → ‎fashionista

‎Marx + ‎-ista → ‎Marxista

‎Lincoln + ‎-ista → ‎Lincolnista

Usage notes

Words formed using this suffix usually have more of a pejorative connotation than related words formed using -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

English terms suffixed with -ista

Translations

follower — see -ist

Anagrams

Asti, IAST, IATs, Sati, Sita, Stai, TIAS, TIAs, Tais, Tisa, Tsai, aits, itas, sati, tais

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής (-istḗs).

Suffix

-ista m or f by sense (noun-forming suffix, plural -istes)

-ist

Derived terms

Catalan terms suffixed with -ista

Related terms

-isme

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin -ista.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ ɪsta]
Rhymes: -ɪsta

Suffix

-ista m anim (noun-forming suffix)

-ist
‎puč + ‎-ista → ‎pučista
-er
‎snowboard + ‎-ista → ‎snowboardista

Declension

Declension of -ista (masculine animate in -a)

	singular	plural
nominative	-ista	-isté, -isti
genitive	-isty	-istů
dative	-istovi	-istům
accusative	-istu	-isty
vocative	-isto	-isté, -isti
locative	-istovi	-istech
instrumental	-istou	-isty

Derived terms

Czech terms suffixed with -ista

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *-istak.

Details

Certain verbs inherited from Proto-Finnic have had the strong stem generalized by analogy, e.g. vavista (stem vapise-) → vapista.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /-istɑˣ/, [-is̠tɑ̝(ʔ)]

Suffix

-ista (front vowel harmony variant -istä, stem -ise-, linguistic notation -ise- or -istA)

Forms frequentative verbs, often from onomatopoeic stems.

Declension

Inflection of -ista (Kotus type 66/rohkaista, no gradation)

indicative mood

present tense

perfect

person

positive

negative

person

positive

negative

1st sing.

-isen

en -ise

1st sing.

olen -issut

en ole -issut

2nd sing.

-iset

et -ise

2nd sing.

olet -issut

et ole -issut

3rd sing.

-isee

ei -ise

3rd sing.

on -issut

ei ole -issut

1st plur.

-isemme

emme -ise

1st plur.

olemme -isseet

emme ole -isseet

2nd plur.

-isette

ette -ise

2nd plur.

olette -isseet

ette ole -isseet

3rd plur.

-isevat

eivät -ise

3rd plur.

ovat -isseet

eivät ole -isseet

passive

-istaan

ei -ista

passive

on -istu

ei ole -istu

past tense

pluperfect

person

positive

negative

person

positive

negative

1st sing.

-isin

en -issut

1st sing.

olin -issut

en ollut -issut

2nd sing.

-isit

et -issut

2nd sing.

olit -issut

et ollut -issut

3rd sing.

-isi

ei -issut

3rd sing.

oli -issut

ei ollut -issut

1st plur.

-isimme

emme -isseet

1st plur.

olimme -isseet

emme olleet -isseet

2nd plur.

-isitte

ette -isseet

2nd plur.

olitte -isseet

ette olleet -isseet

3rd plur.

-isivat

eivät -isseet

3rd plur.

olivat -isseet

eivät olleet -isseet

passive

-istiin

ei -istu

passive

oli -istu

ei ollut -istu

conditional mood

present

perfect

person

positive

negative

person

positive

negative

1st sing.

-isisin

en -isisi

1st sing.

olisin -issut

en olisi -issut

2nd sing.

-isisit

et -isisi

2nd sing.

olisit -issut

et olisi -issut

3rd sing.

-isisi

ei -isisi

3rd sing.

olisi -issut

ei olisi -issut

1st plur.

-isisimme

emme -isisi

1st plur.

olisimme -isseet

emme olisi -isseet

2nd plur.

-isisitte

ette -isisi

2nd plur.

olisitte -isseet

ette olisi -isseet

3rd plur.

-isisivat

eivät -isisi

3rd plur.

olisivat -isseet

eivät olisi -isseet

passive

-istaisiin

ei -istaisi

passive

olisi -istu

ei olisi -istu

imperative mood

present

perfect

person

positive

negative

person

positive

negative

1st sing.

—

1st sing.

—

2nd sing.

-ise

älä -ise

2nd sing.

—

3rd sing.

-iskoon

älköön -isko

3rd sing.

olkoon -issut

älköön olko -issut

1st plur.

-iskaamme

älkäämme -isko

1st plur.

—

2nd plur.

-iskaa

älkää -isko

2nd plur.

—

3rd plur.

-iskoot

älkööt -isko

3rd plur.

olkoot -isseet

älkööt olko -isseet

passive

-istakoon

älköön -istako

passive

olkoon -istu

älköön olko -istu

potential mood

present

perfect

person

positive

negative

person

positive

negative

1st sing.

-issen

en -isse

1st sing.

lienen -issut

en liene -issut

2nd sing.

-isset

et -isse

2nd sing.

lienet -issut

et liene -issut

3rd sing.

-issee

ei -isse

3rd sing.

lienee -issut

ei liene -issut

1st plur.

-issemme

emme -isse

1st plur.

lienemme -isseet

emme liene -isseet

2nd plur.

-issette

ette -isse

2nd plur.

lienette -isseet

ette liene -isseet

3rd plur.

-issevat

eivät -isse

3rd plur.

lienevät -isseet

eivät liene -isseet

passive

-istaneen

ei -istane

passive

lienee -istu

ei liene -istu

Nominal forms

infinitives

participles

active

passive

active

passive

1st

-ista

present

-iseva

-istava

long 1st¹

Possessive forms
Person	sing.	plur.
1st	-istakseni	-istaksemme
2nd	-istaksesi	-istaksenne
3rd	-istakseen -istaksensa

past

-issut

-istu

2nd

inessive²

-istessa

-istaessa

agent⁴

-isema

Possessive forms
Person	sing.	plur.
1st	-istessani	-istessamme
2nd	-istessasi	-istessanne
3rd	-istessaan -istessansa

negative

-isematon

instructive

-isten

—

¹⁾ Used only with a possessive suffix.

²⁾ Usually with a possessive suffix (active only).
³⁾ Some uses of the verbal noun are called the 'fourth infinitive' by certain sources (more details).

⁴⁾ Usually with a possessive suffix. May not be used with all verbs, especially intransitive ones (more details). Distinct from nouns with the -ma suffix and third infinitive forms.

3rd

inessive

-isemassa

—

elative

-isemasta

—

illative

-isemaan

—

adessive

-isemalla

—

abessive

-isematta

—

instructive

-iseman

-istaman

4th³

verbal noun

-iseminen

5th¹

Possessive forms
Person	sing.	plur.
1st	-isemaisillani	-isemaisillamme
2nd	-isemaisillasi	-isemaisillanne
3rd	-isemaisillaan -isemaisillansa

Derived terms

Finnish terms suffixed with -ista

Anagrams

asti, sait, sati, siat

Galician

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής (-istḗs).

Suffix

-ista m or f by sense (noun-forming suffix, plural -istas)

-ist

Derived terms

From

Galician terms suffixed with -ista

.

Related terms

-ismo

Hungarian

Etymology

From Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής (-istḗs).^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [iʃtɒ]
Hyphenation: is‧ta
Rhymes: -tɒ

Suffix

-ista

(noun-forming suffix) -ist
1. One who follows a principle or system of belief.
  ‎tao (“tao”) + ‎-ista → ‎taoista (“Taoist”)
  
  Note, these are related to -izmus, e.g. taoizmus (“Taoism”).
2. A member of a profession or one interested in something.
  komponista (“composer, one who creates music”)
3. A person who uses something.
  ‎zongora (“piano”) + ‎-ista → ‎zongorista (“pianist”)
4. A person who holds certain views or values.
  rasszista (“racist”)
(adjective-forming suffix) -istic
klasszicista (“classicistic”)

Derived terms

Hungarian terms suffixed with -ista

References

^ Tótfalusi, István. Idegenszó-tár: Idegen szavak értelmező és etimológiai szótára (’A Storehouse of Foreign Words: an explanatory and etymological dictionary of foreign words’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2005. →ISBN

Interlingua

Etymology

Borrowed from English -ist, French -iste, Italian -ista, Portuguese -ista/Spanish -ista, Russian -ист (-ist), all ultimately from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής (-istḗs).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈista/

Suffix

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-ista

forms nouns from nouns, denoting a person who practises an art or science; -ist
Synonyms: -ario, -ero

‎biologia (“biology”) + ‎-ista → ‎biologista (“biologist”)

‎tympano (“drum”) + ‎-ista → ‎tympanista (“drummer, tympanist”)

‎saxophono (“saxophone”) + ‎-ista → ‎saxophonista (“saxophonist”)
forms nouns from nouns, denoting an adherent of a doctrine; -ist
Synonyms: -ana, -ano, -ita

‎Calvin (“Calvin”) + ‎-ista → ‎calvinista (“Calvinist”)

‎social (“social”) + ‎-ista → ‎socialista (“socialista”)

‎collaboration (“collaboration”) + ‎-ista → ‎collaborationist (“collaborationist”)

Usage notes

This suffix is often parallel to abstract nouns in -ismo, adjectives in -ista and verbs in -isar.
Despite ending in a, this suffix is used for both females and males.

Derived terms

Category Interlingua terms suffixed with -ista not found

References

Alexander Gode, Hugh E. Blair (1955) Interlingua: A Grammar of the International Language, →ISBN

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής (-istḗs).

Suffix

-ista m or f by sense (noun-forming suffix, masculine plural -isti, feminine plural -iste)

-ist

Derived terms

Italian terms suffixed with -ista

Related terms

Anagrams

-asti, Asti, asti, sita, stai, stia

Latin

Alternative forms

-istēs

Etymology

From Ancient Greek -ιστής (-istḗs), from the stems of verbs in -ίζω (-ízō) + the masculine agent noun suffix -τής (-tḗs).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈis.ta/, [ˈɪs̠t̪ä]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈis.ta/, [ˈist̪ä]

Suffix

-ista m (genitive -istae); first declension

-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 -ιστής (-istḗs) was added.

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	-ista	-istae
genitive	-istae	-istārum
dative	-istae	-istīs
accusative	-istam	-istās
ablative	-istā	-istīs
vocative	-ista	-istae

Derived terms

Latin terms suffixed with -ista

Related terms

-ismus

Descendants

→ Asturian: -ista
→ Catalan: -ista
→ French: -iste (see there for further descendants)
→ Galician: -ista
→ German: -ist
→ Italian: -ista
→ Occitan: -ista
→ Polish: -ista
→ Portuguese: -ista
→ Romanian: -ist
→ Sicilian: -ista
→ Spanish: -ista
→ Yiddish: ־יסט (-ist)

Macanese

Etymology

From Portuguese -ista.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈiʃta/, /ˈiʃtɐ/, /ˈista/

Suffix

-ista

suffix added to words to form agent nouns; -ist
‎Cantonese 白粉 (baak⁶ fan², “heroin”) + ‎-ista → ‎pacfanista (“drug addict”)

Usage notes

As with -êro, generally only productive with non-Portuguese/Macanese roots.

Derived terms

Macanese terms suffixed with -ista

Polish

Alternative forms

-ysta

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin -ista.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈis.ta/
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -ista
Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]

Suffix

-ista m

added to words to form names of activity's performers or professions; -ist
‎czołg + ‎-ista → ‎czołgista

Declension

Declension of -ista

	singular	plural
nominative	-ista	-iści/-isty (deprecative)
genitive	-isty	-istów
dative	-iście	-istom
accusative	-istę	-istów
instrumental	-istą	-istami
locative	-iście	-istach
vocative	-isto	-iści

Derived terms

Polish terms suffixed with -ista

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής (-istḗs).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈis.tɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈiʃ.tɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈis.ta/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈiʃ.tɐ/

Suffix

-ista m or f by sense (noun-forming suffix, plural -istas)

-ist (person with a particular creative or academic role), appended to the name of this role, or its corresponding adjective
‎ambiental (“environmental”) + ‎-ista → ‎ambientalista (“environmentalist”)

‎zoologia (“zoology”) + ‎-ista → ‎zoologista (“zoologist”)
-ist; -man (person who uses or works with a particular tool, instrument or technique), appended to the name of the tool
‎flauta (“flute”) + ‎-ista → ‎flautista (“flautist”)

‎desenho (“drawing; draught”) + ‎-ista → ‎desenhista (“draughtsman”)
-ist (one who follows a particular doctrine), appended to the etymon of the doctrine’s name
‎Calvino (“(John) Calvin”) + ‎-ista → ‎calvinista (“Calvinist”)

‎Marx (“(Karl) Marx”) + ‎-ista → ‎marxista (“Marxist”)
(chiefly Brazil) someone from a location
‎Norte (“North region of Brazil”) + ‎-ista → ‎nortista (“someone from the North”)

‎São Paulo + ‎-ista → ‎paulista (“someone from the state of São Paulo”)
a supporter of a sports team
‎Grêmio (“Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense”) + ‎-ista → ‎gremista (“a supporter of Grêmio”)

‎Santos (“Santos Futebol Clube”) + ‎-ista → ‎santista (“a supporter of Santos”)

Suffix

-ista m or f (adjective-forming suffix, plural -istas)

-istic, -ist (of or relating to a particular doctrine), appended to the etymon of the doctrine’s name
‎Marx (“(Karl) Marx”) + ‎-ista → ‎marxista (“Marxist, relating to Marxism”)
(chiefly Brazil) of or relating to a location
‎Norte (“North region of Brazil”) + ‎-ista → ‎nortista (“of or relating to the North”)

‎São Paulo + ‎-ista → ‎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.

Derived terms

Portuguese terms suffixed with -ista

Related terms

-ismo

Descendants

Macanese: -ista

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής (-istḗs).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈista/ [ˈis.t̪a]
Rhymes: -ista
Syllabification: -is‧ta

Suffix

-ista m or f by sense (noun-forming suffix, plural -istas)

-ista; one who follows a principle
‎óptimo (“best”) + ‎-ista → ‎optimista (“optimist”)
indicates one who practices a profession of the noun stem
‎periódico (“newspaper”) + ‎-ista → ‎periodista (“journalist”)
one who holds certain values
‎mujer (“woman”) + ‎-ista → ‎mujerista (“feminist”)

Usage notes

See the usage notes for example in artista, deportista.

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -ista

Related terms

-ismo

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish -ista, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής (-istḗs).

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈista/ [ˈis.t̪ɐ]
Rhymes: -ista
Syllabification: -is‧ta

Suffix

-ista (noun-forming suffix, Baybayin spelling ᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ)

indicates one who practices a profession of the noun stem
basketbol (“basketball”) + -ista → basketbolista (“basketball player”)
indicates one who follows certain principles or values
seguro (“certainty”) + -ista → segurista (“cautious person; perfectionist”)

-ista

English

Etymology

Pronunciation

Suffix

Usage notes

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology

Suffix

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

Czech

Etymology

Pronunciation

Suffix

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

Finnish

Etymology

Pronunciation

Suffix

Declension

Derived terms

Anagrams

Galician

Etymology

Suffix

Derived terms

Related terms

Hungarian

Etymology

Pronunciation

Suffix

Derived terms

See also

References

Interlingua

Etymology

Pronunciation

Suffix

Usage notes

Derived terms

References

Italian

Etymology

Suffix

Derived terms

Related terms

Anagrams

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Pronunciation

Suffix

Usage notes

Declension

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

Macanese

Etymology

Pronunciation

Suffix

Usage notes

Derived terms

Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Pronunciation

Suffix

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology