-iste
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Etymology edit
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-iste
- -ist in the female form.
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής (-istḗs).
Pronunciation edit
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-iste m or f by sense (plural -istes)
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-iste (plural -istes)
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Italian edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Latin -īvistis (via -īsti).[1] Example: Italian finiste, from Latin finivistis.
Suffix edit
-iste (non-lemma form of verb-forming suffix)
- used with a stem to form the second-person plural past historic and imperfect subjunctive of regular -ire verbs
Etymology 2 edit
Alternative forms edit
- -isti (after masculine nouns)
Suffix edit
-iste f pl (non-lemma form of noun-forming suffix)
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Latvian edit
Etymology 1 edit
Feminine form of -ists.
Suffix edit
-iste
- Added to nouns to form feminine nouns denoting members/followers of a principle, religion, philosophy, lifestyle, or system of belief (usually named by words in -isms), or who has a certain profession or activity, just like its English cognate -ist.
Related terms edit
- -ists (masculine counterpart of -iste)
- -isms (the corresponding profession / activity / system of belief)
Etymology 2 edit
Apparently borrowed from Lithuanian -ystė, in words like karalỹstė (“kingdom”).
Suffix edit
-iste
- Used to form names of regions, areas, countries, etc. from the name of the their ruler: karalis “king” -> karaliste “kingdom.”
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Norman edit
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-iste
Derived terms edit
Spanish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Latin -istī (third conjugation) and -īvisti ~ -īistī (fourth conjugation)
Suffix edit
-iste
- Suffix indicating the second-person singular indicative preterite of -er and -ir verbs.