reformista

See also: reformistą

Catalan

Adjective

reformista m or f (masculine and feminine plural reformistes)

1. reformist

Noun

reformista m or f by sense (plural reformistes)

1. reformist

Related terms

• reformisme

Further reading

• “reformista”, 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
• “reformista”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “reformista” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “reformista”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Galician

Etymology

From reforma + -ista.

Adjective

reformista m or f (plural reformistas)

1. reformist

Noun

reformista m or f by sense (plural reformistas)

1. reformist

Related terms

• reformismo
• reformar

Ladino

Etymology

From reforma +‎ -ista.

Noun

reformista (plural reformistas)

1. reformist
2. Reform Jew

Usage notes

In some dialects, the masculine form is reformisto; in others, reformista functions as masculine and feminine.

Adjective

reformista (plural reformistas)

1. reformist
2. Reform Jewish

Usage notes

In some dialects, the masculine form is reformisto; in others, reformista functions as masculine and feminine.

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

French réforme

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 réformistebor.

Polish reformista

Borrowed from French réformiste. First attested in 1808. By surface analysis, reforma +‎ -ista

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɛ.fɔrˈmis.ta/
• Rhymes: -ista
• Syllabification: re‧for‧mis‧ta

Noun

reformista m pers (female equivalent reformistka)

1. reformist (advocate of reformism as a workers' movement)
2. reformist (advocate of reformism as a social movement)

   Synonym: innowator

Declension

Declension of reformista

	singular	plural
nominative	reformista	reformiści/reformisty (deprecative)
genitive	reformisty	reformistów
dative	reformiście	reformistom
accusative	reformistę	reformistów
instrumental	reformistą	reformistami
locative	reformiście	reformistach
vocative	reformisto	reformiści

Further reading

• “reformista”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[2] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “reformista”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[3] (in Polish)
• Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861), “reformista”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
• J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1912), “reformista”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 5, Warsaw, page 496
• reformista in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego
• Halina Zgółkowa, editor (1994–2005), “reformista”, in Praktyczny słownik współczesnej polszczyzny, volumes 1–50, Poznań: Wydawnictwo Kurpisz, →ISBN

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Italic *wre-

Latin re-

Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)der.?

Latin fōrma

Latin fōrmō

Latin refōrmārebor.

Portuguese reformardeverb.

Portuguese reforma

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 reformista

From reforma + -ista.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.foʁˈmis.tɐ/ [he.foɦˈmis.tɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.foʁˈmis.tɐ/ [he.foɦˈmis.tɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ʁe.foɾˈmis.tɐ/ [he.foɾˈmis.tɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁe.foʁˈmiʃ.tɐ/ [χe.foʁˈmiʃ.tɐ]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /ʁe.foɻˈmis.tɐ/ [he.foɻˈmis.tɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.foʁˈmis.ta/ [he.foɦˈmis.ta]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨ.fuɾˈmiʃ.tɐ/

• Hyphenation: re‧for‧mis‧ta

Adjective

reformista m or f (plural reformistas)

1. reformist

Noun

reformista m or f by sense (plural reformistas)

1. reformist

Related terms

• reformismo
• reformar

Further reading

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

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Italic *wre-

Latin re-

Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ)der.?

Latin fōrma

Latin fōrmō

Latin reformārebor.

Spanish reformardeverb.

Spanish reforma

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 reformista

From reforma + -ista.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /refoɾˈmista/ [re.foɾˈmis.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ista
• Syllabification: re‧for‧mis‧ta

Adjective

reformista m or f (masculine and feminine plural reformistas)

1. reformist

Noun

reformista m or f by sense (plural reformistas)

1. reformist

Related terms

• reformar
• reformismo

Further reading

• “reformista”, 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