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-ista

See also: -istä, ista, istà, išta, īsta, and īstā

EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Spanish -ista in "Sandinista" (1930s).

PronunciationEdit

SuffixEdit

-ista

  1. Forms nouns denoting one who follows a principle; an adept.
    ‎fashion + ‎-ista → ‎fashionista
    ‎Marx + ‎-ista → ‎Marxista
    ‎Lincoln + ‎-ista → ‎Lincolnista

Usage notesEdit

Words formed using this suffix usually have more of a pejorative connotation than related words formed using -ist. Historically, this connotation tended to be associated with socialism (in reference to Sandinistas), but may also connote a general connection to Latin America or apolitical pejorativeness.

Derived termsEdit

English terms suffixed with -ista

TranslationsEdit

follower — see -ist

AnagramsEdit

CatalanEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής (-istḗs).

SuffixEdit

-ista

  1. -ist

Derived termsEdit

Catalan terms suffixed with -ista

Related termsEdit

Further readingEdit

CzechEdit

PronunciationEdit

SuffixEdit

-ista m

  1. -ist
    ‎puč + ‎-ista → ‎pučista
  2. -er
    ‎snowboard + ‎-ista → ‎snowboardista

Derived termsEdit

Czech terms suffixed with -ista

Further readingEdit

  • -ista in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017

FinnishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Finnic *-istak.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /-istɑˣ/, [-is̠t̪ɑ(ʔ)]

SuffixEdit

-ista (front vowel harmony variant -istä, stem -ise-)

  1. Forms frequentative verbs.

DeclensionEdit

Inflection of -ista (Kotus type 66/rohkaista, no gradation)
indicative mood
present tense perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. -isen en -ise 1st sing. olen -issut en ole -issut
2nd sing. -iset et -ise 2nd sing. olet -issut et ole -issut
3rd sing. -isee ei -ise 3rd sing. on -issut ei ole -issut
1st plur. -isemme emme -ise 1st plur. olemme -isseet emme ole -isseet
2nd plur. -isette ette -ise 2nd plur. olette -isseet ette ole -isseet
3rd plur. -isevat eivät -ise 3rd plur. ovat -isseet eivät ole -isseet
passive -istaan ei -ista passive on -istu ei ole -istu
past tense pluperfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. -isin en -issut 1st sing. olin -issut en ollut -issut
2nd sing. -isit et -issut 2nd sing. olit -issut et ollut -issut
3rd sing. -isi ei -issut 3rd sing. oli -issut ei ollut -issut
1st plur. -isimme emme -isseet 1st plur. olimme -isseet emme olleet -isseet
2nd plur. -isitte ette -isseet 2nd plur. olitte -isseet ette olleet -isseet
3rd plur. -isivat eivät -isseet 3rd plur. olivat -isseet eivät olleet -isseet
passive -istiin ei -istu passive oli -istu ei ollut -istu
conditional mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. -isisin en -isisi 1st sing. olisin -issut en olisi -issut
2nd sing. -isisit et -isisi 2nd sing. olisit -issut et olisi -issut
3rd sing. -isisi ei -isisi 3rd sing. olisi -issut ei olisi -issut
1st plur. -isisimme emme -isisi 1st plur. olisimme -isseet emme olisi -isseet
2nd plur. -isisitte ette -isisi 2nd plur. olisitte -isseet ette olisi -isseet
3rd plur. -isisivat eivät -isisi 3rd plur. olisivat -isseet eivät olisi -isseet
passive -istaisiin ei -istaisi passive olisi -istu ei olisi -istu
imperative mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. — — 1st sing. — —
2nd sing. -ise älä -ise 2nd sing. ole -issut älä ole -issut
3rd sing. -iskoon älköön -isko 3rd sing. olkoon -issut älköön olko -issut
1st plur. -iskaamme älkäämme -isko 1st plur. olkaamme -isseet älkäämme olko -isseet
2nd plur. -iskaa älkää -isko 2nd plur. olkaa -isseet älkää olko -isseet
3rd plur. -iskoot älkööt -isko 3rd plur. olkoot -isseet älkööt olko -isseet
passive -istakoon älköön -istako passive olkoon -istu älköön olko -istu
potential mood
present perfect
person positive negative person positive negative
1st sing. -issen en -isse 1st sing. lienen -issut en liene -issut
2nd sing. -isset et -isse 2nd sing. lienet -issut et liene -issut
3rd sing. -issee ei -isse 3rd sing. lienee -issut ei liene -issut
1st plur. -issemme emme -isse 1st plur. lienemme -isseet emme liene -isseet
2nd plur. -issette ette -isse 2nd plur. lienette -isseet ette liene -isseet
3rd plur. -issevat eivät -isse 3rd plur. lienevät -isseet eivät liene -isseet
passive -istaneen ei -istane passive lienee -istu ei liene -istu
Nominal forms
infinitives participles
active passive active passive
1st -ista present -iseva -istava
long 1st2 -istakseen past -issut -istu
2nd inessive1 -istessa -istaessa agent1, 3 -isema
instructive -isten — negative -isematon
3rd inessive -isemassa — 1) Usually with a possessive suffix.

2) Used only with a possessive suffix; this is the form for the third-person singular and third-person plural.
3) Does not exist in the case of intransitive verbs. Do not confuse with nouns formed with the -ma suffix or the 3rd infinitives.

elative -isemasta —
illative -isemaan —
adessive -isemalla —
abessive -isematta —
instructive -iseman -istaman
4th nominative -iseminen
partitive -isemista
5th2 -isemaisillaan

Derived termsEdit

Finnish terms suffixed with -ista

AnagramsEdit

GalicianEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής (-istḗs).

SuffixEdit

-ista

  1. -ist

Derived termsEdit

Galician terms suffixed with -ista

Related termsEdit

HungarianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής (-istḗs).[1]

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): [iʃtɒ]
  • Hyphenation: is‧ta
  • Rhymes: -tɒ

SuffixEdit

-ista

  1. -ist, added to a word to form a noun denoting:
    1. One who follows a principle or system of belief.
      ‎tao (“tao”) + ‎-ista → ‎taoista (“Taoist”)
      Note, these are related to -izmus, e.g. taoizmus (“Taoism”)
    2. A member of a profession or one interested in something.
      komponista (“composer, one who creates music”)
    3. A person who uses something.
      ‎zongora (“piano”) + ‎-ista → ‎zongorista (“pianist”)
    4. A person who holds certain views or values.
      rasszista (“racist”)
  2. -istic, added to a word to form an adjective
    klasszicista (“classicistic”)

Derived termsEdit

Hungarian terms suffixed with -ista

See alsoEdit

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ Tótfalusi, István. Idegenszó-tár: Idegen szavak értelmező és etimológiai szótára (’A Storehouse of Foreign Words: an explanatory and etymological dictionary of foreign words’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2005. →ISBN

InterlinguaEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from English -ist, French -iste, Italian -ista, Portuguese -ista/Spanish -ista, Russian -ист (-ist), all ultimately from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής (-istḗs).

PronunciationEdit

SuffixEdit

-ista

  1. forms nouns from nouns, denoting a person who practises an art or science; -ist
    ‎biologia (“biology”) + ‎-ista → ‎biologista (“biologist”)
    ‎tympano (“drum”) + ‎-ista → ‎tympanista (“drummer, tympanist”)
    ‎saxophono (“saxophone”) + ‎-ista → ‎saxophonista (“saxophonist”)
    Synonyms: -ario, -ero
  2. forms nouns from nouns, denoting an adherent of a doctrine; -ist
    ‎Calvin (“Calvin”) + ‎-ista → ‎calvinista (“Calvinist”)
    ‎social (“social”) + ‎-ista → ‎socialista (“socialista”)
    ‎collaboration (“collaboration”) + ‎-ista → ‎collaborationist (“collaborationist”)
    Synonyms: -ana, -ano, -ita

Usage notesEdit

  • This suffix is often parallel to abstract nouns in -ismo, adjectives in -ista and verbs in -isar.
  • Despite ending in a, this suffix is used for both females and males.

Derived termsEdit

Category Interlingua terms suffixed with -ista not found

ReferencesEdit

ItalianEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής (-istḗs).

SuffixEdit

-ista m or f by sense (noun-forming suffix, masculine plural -isti, feminine plural -iste)

  1. -ist

Derived termsEdit

Italian terms suffixed with -ista

Related termsEdit

AnagramsEdit

LatinEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Ancient Greek -ιστής (-istḗs), from the stems of verbs in -ίζω (-ízō) + the masculine agent noun suffix -τής (-tḗs).

PronunciationEdit

SuffixEdit

-ista m (genitive -istae); first declension

  1. -ist; one who practises or believes.

Usage notesEdit

The suffix -ista is added to a noun base to form a noun. It is seldom formative in Latin, usually being borrowed as part of an Ancient Greek word to which the suffix -ιστής (-istḗs) was added.

DeclensionEdit

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative -ista -istae
Genitive -istae -istārum
Dative -istae -istīs
Accusative -istam -istās
Ablative -istā -istīs
Vocative -ista -istae

Derived termsEdit

Latin terms suffixed with -ista

Related termsEdit

DescendantsEdit

  • → Asturian: -ista
  • → Catalan: -ista
  • → French: -iste (see there for further descendants)
  • → Galician: -ista
  • → German: -ist
  • → Italian: -ista
  • → Occitan: -ista
  • → Polish: -ista
  • → Portuguese: -ista
  • → Romanian: -ist
  • → Sicilian: -ista
  • → Spanish: -ista
  • → Yiddish: ־יסט‎ (-ist)

PolishEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Latin -ista.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈis.ta/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ista
  • Syllabification: is‧ta

SuffixEdit

-ista m

  1. added to words to form names of activity's performers or professions; -ist
    ‎czołg + ‎-ista → ‎czołgista

DeclensionEdit

Declension of -ista
singular plural
nominative -ista -iści
genitive -isty -istów
dative -iście -istom
accusative -istę -istów
instrumental -istą -istami
locative -iście -istach
vocative -isto -iści

Derived termsEdit

Polish terms suffixed with -ista

Further readingEdit

  • -ista in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • -ista in Polish dictionaries at PWN

PortugueseEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής (-istḗs).

PronunciationEdit

 

SuffixEdit

-ista m or f by sense (noun-forming suffix, plural -istas)

  1. -ist (person with a particular creative or academic role), appended to the name of this role, or its corresponding adjective
    ‎ambiental (“environmental”) + ‎-ista → ‎ambientalista (“environmentalist”)
    ‎zoologia (“zoology”) + ‎-ista → ‎zoologista (“zoologist”)
  2. -ist; -man (person who uses or works with a particular tool, instrument or technique), appended to the name of the tool
    ‎flauta (“flute”) + ‎-ista → ‎flautista (“flautist”)
    ‎desenho (“drawing; draught”) + ‎-ista → ‎desenhista (“draughtsman”)
  3. -ist (one who follows a particular doctrine), appended to the etymon of the doctrine’s name
    ‎Calvino (“(John) Calvin”) + ‎-ista → ‎calvinista (“Calvinist”)
    ‎Marx (“(Karl) Marx”) + ‎-ista → ‎marxista (“Marxist”)
  4. (chiefly Brazil) someone from a location
    ‎Norte (“North region of Brazil”) + ‎-ista → ‎nortista (“someone from the North”)
    ‎São Paulo + ‎-ista → ‎paulista (“someone from the state of São Paulo”)
  5. a supporter of a sports team
    ‎Grêmio (“Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense”) + ‎-ista → ‎gremista (“a supporter of Grêmio”)
    ‎Santos (“Santos Futebol Clube”) + ‎-ista → ‎santista (“a supporter of Santos”)

SuffixEdit

-ista m or f (adjective-forming suffix, plural -istas)

  1. -istic, -ist (of or relating to a particular doctrine), appended to the etymon of the doctrine’s name
    ‎Marx (“(Karl) Marx”) + ‎-ista → ‎marxista (“Marxist, relating to Marxism”)
  2. (chiefly Brazil) of or relating to a location
    ‎Norte (“North region of Brazil”) + ‎-ista → ‎nortista (“of or relating to the North”)
    ‎São Paulo + ‎-ista → ‎paulista (“of or relating to the state of São Paulo”)

Usage notesEdit

  • The Portuguese suffix -ista does not have the same pejorative connotation as the English suffix -ista.

Derived termsEdit

Portuguese terms suffixed with -ista

Related termsEdit

SpanishEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής (-istḗs).

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈista/ [ˈis.t̪a]
  • Rhymes: -ista
  • Syllabification: -is‧ta

SuffixEdit

-ista m or f by sense (plural -istas)

  1. -ista; one who follows a principle
    ‎óptimo (“best”) + ‎-ista → ‎optimista (“optimist”)
  2. indicates one who practices a profession of the noun stem
    ‎periódico (“newspaper”) + ‎-ista → ‎periodista (“journalist”)
  3. one who holds certain values
    ‎mujer (“woman”) + ‎-ista → ‎mujerista (“feminist”)

Usage notesEdit

Derived termsEdit

Spanish terms suffixed with -ista

Related termsEdit

Further readingEdit

TagalogEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Spanish -ista, from Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής (-istḗs).

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔista/, [ˈʔis.tɐ]

SuffixEdit

-ista

  1. indicates one who practices a profession of the noun stem
    basketbol (“basketball”) + -ista → basketbolista (“basketball player”)
  2. indicates one who follows certain principles or values
    seguro (“certainty”) + -ista → segurista (“cautious person; perfectionist”)

Derived termsEdit

Related termsEdit

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