-ιστής

Ancient Greek

Etymology

The agent-noun suffix -τής (-tḗs) added to the stem of a verb in -ίζω (-ízō).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /is.tɛ̌ːs/ → /isˈtis/ → /isˈtis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /is.tɛ̌ːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /isˈte̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /isˈtis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /isˈtis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /isˈtis/

Suffix

-ῐστής • (-istḗs) m (genitive -ῐστοῦ); first declension

1. Alternative form of -τής (-tḗs)

Declension

First declension of -ῐστής; -ῐστοῦ (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	-ῐστής -istḗs	-ῐστᾱ́ -istā́	-ῐσταί -istaí
Genitive	-ῐστοῦ -istoû	-ῐσταῖν -istaîn	-ῐστῶν -istôn
Dative	-ῐστῇ -istêi	-ῐσταῖν -istaîn	-ῐσταῖς -istaîs
Accusative	-ῐστήν -istḗn	-ῐστᾱ́ -istā́	-ῐστᾱ́ς -istā́s
Vocative	-ῐστᾰ́ -istá	-ῐστᾱ́ -istā́	-ῐσταί -istaí
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Related terms

• -ισμός (-ismós)

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek -ιστής (-istḗs). When it is added to a verb, it is usually of the ending -ίζω (-ízo).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iˈstis/

Suffix

-ιστής • (-istís) m (feminine -ίστρια)

1. added to a noun or adjective to create words for a male person who is a follower or supporter of that notion; -ist:

   ‎κομμουνισμός (kommounismós, “Communism”) + ‎-ιστής (-istís) → ‎κομμουνιστής (kommounistís, “Communist”)

   ‎εθνικός (ethnikós, “ethnic, national”) + ‎-ιστής (-istís) → ‎εθνικιστής (ethnikistís, “nationalist”)

   ‎Ισλάμ (Islám, “Islam”) + ‎-ιστής (-istís) → ‎ισλαμιστής (islamistís, “Islamist”)

2. added to a noun, adjective or verb to create words for a male person who behaves in a certain way; -ist, -er:

   ‎εγώ (egó, “I”) + ‎-ιστής (-istís) → ‎εγωιστής (egoïstís, “egoist, selfish”)

   ‎υπερασπίζω (yperaspízo, “to defender”) + ‎-ιστής (-istís) → ‎υπερασπιστής (yperaspistís, “defender”)

   ‎έτσι θέλω (étsi thélo, “that's the way I want”) + ‎-ιστής (-istís) → ‎ετσιθελιστής (etsithelistís, “arbitrary person”)

3. added to a noun or verb to create words for a male person who is a habitual doer of said action; -ist, -er:

   ‎ποδόσφαιρο (podósfairo, “football”) + ‎-ιστής (-istís) → ‎ποδοσφαιριστής (podosfairistís, “footballer”)

   ‎σκάκι (skáki, “chess”) + ‎-ιστής (-istís) → ‎σκακιστής (skakistís, “chess player”)

Declension

declension of -ιστής

case     \     number	singular	plural
nominative	-ιστής •	-ιστές •
genitive	-ιστή •	-ιστών •
accusative	-ιστή •	-ιστές •
vocative	-ιστή •	-ιστές •

Derived terms

Greek terms suffixed with -ιστής

Related terms

• -ισμός m (-ismós) (noun ending, -ism)
• -ιστικός (-istikós) (adjectival ending)