organista

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish organista.

Noun

organista (plural organistas)

1. (archaic) Any of several South American wrens of the order Troglodytidae, noted for the sweetness of their song.

References

• “organista”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• aginators

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Central) [ur.ɡəˈnis.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [or.ɡəˈnis.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [oɾ.ɣaˈnis.ta]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [or.ɡaˈnis.ta]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Noun

organista m or f by sense (plural organistes)

1. organist

Further reading

• “organista”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /or.ɡaˈnis.ta/
• Rhymes: -ista
• Hyphenation: or‧ga‧nì‧sta

Noun

organista m or f by sense (masculine plural organisti, feminine plural organiste)

1. organist

Related terms

• organo
• organistico

Anagrams

• orangista, organasti, sagrinato, sgranatoi, trasognai

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin organista.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔr.ɡaˈɲis.ta/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ista
• Syllabification: or‧ga‧nis‧ta

Noun

organista m pers (female equivalent organistka)

1. organist (musician who plays the organ)

Declension

Declension of organista

	singular	plural
nominative	organista	organiści/organisty (deprecative)
genitive	organisty	organistów
dative	organiście	organistom
accusative	organistę	organistów
instrumental	organistą	organistami
locative	organiście	organistach
vocative	organisto	organiści

Further reading

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

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /oʁ.ɡaˈnis.tɐ/ [oɦ.ɡaˈnis.tɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /oʁ.ɡaˈnis.tɐ/ [oɦ.ɡaˈnis.tɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /oɾ.ɡaˈnis.tɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /oʁ.ɡaˈniʃ.tɐ/
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /oɻ.ɡaˈnis.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /oʁ.ɡaˈnis.ta/ [oɦ.ɡaˈnis.ta]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɔɾ.ɡɐˈniʃ.tɐ/ [ɔɾ.ɣɐˈniʃ.tɐ]

• Hyphenation: or‧ga‧nis‧ta

Noun

organista m or f by sense (plural organistas)

1. organist (musician who plays the organ)

Further reading

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

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oɾɡaˈnista/ [oɾ.ɣ̞aˈnis.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ista
• Syllabification: or‧ga‧nis‧ta

Noun

organista m or f by sense (plural organistas)

1. organist

Further reading

• “organista”, 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

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish organista.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔoɾɡaˈnista/ [ʔoɾ.ɡɐˈn̪is.t̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -ista
• Syllabification: or‧ga‧nis‧ta

Noun

organista (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜇ᜔ᜄᜈᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ)

1. organist

Related terms

• organo