filatelista

Italian

Etymology

From filatelia +‎ -ista.

Noun

filatelista m or f by sense (masculine plural filatelisti, feminine plural filateliste)

1. philatelist, stamp collector
2. stamp dealer

Further reading

• “filatelista”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-o-s

Ancient Greek φῐ́λος (phĭ́los)

Proto-Indo-European *-eti

Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti

Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti

Proto-Indo-European *-yeti

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti

Proto-Indo-European *-yeti

Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti

Ancient Greek -έω (-éō)

Ancient Greek φιλέω (philéō)

Proto-Indo-European *né

Proto-Indo-European *n̥-

Proto-Hellenic *ə-

Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)

Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-

Proto-Hellenic *kʷélos

Ancient Greek τέλος (télos)

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der.

Ancient Greek -ια (-ia)

Ancient Greek ἀτέλεια (atéleia)

French philatélie

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)

Proto-Hellenic *-tās

Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs)

Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor.

Latin -istabor.

French -iste

French philatélistebor.

Polish filatelista

Borrowed from French philatéliste.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fi.la.tɛˈlis.ta/

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• Rhymes: -ista
• Syllabification: fi‧la‧te‧lis‧ta

Noun

filatelista m pers (female equivalent filatelistka, related adjective filatelistyczny)

1. philatelist

Declension

Declension of filatelista

	singular	plural
nominative	filatelista	filateliści/filatelisty (deprecative)
genitive	filatelisty	filatelistów
dative	filateliście	filatelistom
accusative	filatelistę	filatelistów
instrumental	filatelistą	filatelistami
locative	filateliście	filatelistach
vocative	filatelisto	filateliści

Further reading

• “filatelista”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “filatelista”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-o-s

Ancient Greek φῐ́λος (phĭ́los)

Proto-Indo-European *-eti

Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti

Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti

Proto-Indo-European *-yeti

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti

Proto-Indo-European *-yeti

Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti

Ancient Greek -έω (-éō)

Ancient Greek φιλέω (philéō)

Proto-Indo-European *né

Proto-Indo-European *n̥-

Proto-Hellenic *ə-

Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)

Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-

Proto-Hellenic *kʷélos

Ancient Greek τέλος (télos)

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der.

Ancient Greek -ια (-ia)

Ancient Greek ἀτέλεια (atéleia)

French philatéliebor.

Portuguese filatelia

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)

Proto-Hellenic *-tās

Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs)

Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor.

Latin -istabor.

Portuguese -ista

Portuguese filatelista

From filatelia + -ista.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fi.la.teˈlis.tɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fi.la.teˈlis.tɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /fi.la.teˈliʃ.tɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fi.lɐ.tɨˈliʃ.tɐ/

• Hyphenation: fi‧la‧te‧lis‧ta

Noun

filatelista m or f by sense (plural filatelistas)

1. philatelist

Related terms

• filatélico
• filatelismo

Further reading

• “filatelista”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “filatelista”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-o-s

Ancient Greek φῐ́λος (phĭ́los)

Proto-Indo-European *-eti

Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti

Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti

Proto-Indo-European *-yeti

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti

Proto-Indo-European *-yeti

Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti

Ancient Greek -έω (-éō)

Ancient Greek φιλέω (philéō)

Proto-Indo-European *né

Proto-Indo-European *n̥-

Proto-Hellenic *ə-

Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)

Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-

Proto-Hellenic *kʷélos

Ancient Greek τέλος (télos)

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der.

Ancient Greek -ια (-ia)

Ancient Greek ἀτέλεια (atéleia)

French philatéliebor.

Spanish filatelia

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)

Proto-Hellenic *-tās

Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs)

Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor.

Latin -istalbor.

Spanish -ista

Spanish filatelista

From filatelia + -ista.

Noun

filatelista m or f by sense (plural filatelistas)

1. philatelist, stamp collector

   Synonym: filatélico

2. stamp dealer

Further reading

• “filatelista”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025