-ista

See also ista, istà, išta, īsta, and īstā

English

Etymology

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

Suffix

-ista

1. Added to words to form nouns denoting one who follows a principle; an adept.

   fashionista

   Marxista

   Lincolnista

Usage notes

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

Derived terms

[+] English words suffixed with -ista

Translations

follower

• Armenian: -իստ (hy) (-ist)
• Bulgarian: -ист (bg) (-ist) m
• Czech: -ista (cs) m, -istka (cs) f
• Dutch: -ist (nl)
• French: -iste (fr) m and f
• Georgian: -ისტი (ka) (-isti)
• German: -ist (de)
• Interlingua: -ista

• Italian: -ista (it) m and f
• Norwegian: -ist (no)
• Polish: -ista m, -istka f
• Russian: -ист (ru) (-ist) m
• Spanish: -ista (es) m and f
• Swahili: -isti (sw)
• Swedish: -ist (sv)
• Turkish: -ist (tr)

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Hungarian

Etymology

From Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής (-istēs).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /iʃtɒ/
• Hyphenation: is‧ta

Suffix

-ista

1. -ist, added to a word to form a noun denoting:
   1. One who follows a principle or system of belief.

      tao (“tao”) → 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”) → zongorista (“pianist”)

   4. A person who holds biased views.

      rasszista (“racist”)

2. -istic, added to a word to form an adjective

   klasszicista (“classicistic”)

See also

• Category:Hungarian words suffixed with -ista
• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin -ista.

Suffix

-ista m and f

1. -ist

Derived terms

[+] Italian words suffixed with -ista

See also

• -ismo
• -istico

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek -ιστής (istēs).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈ-is.ta/

Suffix

-ista m (genitive -istae); first declension

1. -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 (istēs) was added.

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	-ista	-istae
genitive	-istae	-istārum
dative	-istae	-istīs
accusative	-istam	-istās
ablative	-istā	-istīs
vocative	-ista	-istae

Descendants

• English: -ist
• French: -iste
• Italian: -ista
• Portuguese: -ista
• Spanish: -ista

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin -ista.

Suffix

-ista m and f (plural -ismos)

1. -ist

Usage notes

• The Portuguese suffix -ista does not have the same pejorative connotation as the English suffix -ista.

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής (-istēs).

Suffix

-ista m and f

1. -ista; one who follows a principle. Example: optimista (“optimist”)
2. Indicates one that practices a profession of the noun stem; Example: periódico (“newspaper”) periodista (“journalist”)