-ista

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

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /-ˈistə/

Suffix

-ista

1. Forms nouns denoting one who follows a principle; an adept.

   ‎fashion + ‎-ista → ‎fashionista

   ‎Marx + ‎-ista → ‎Marxista

   ‎Lincoln + ‎-ista → ‎Lincolnista

Usage notes

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 terms

English terms suffixed with -ista

Translations

follower — see -ist

Anagrams

• Asti, IAST, IATs, Sati, Sita, Stai, TIAS, TIAs, Tais, Tisa, Tsai, aits, itas, sati, tais

Catalan

Etymology

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

Suffix

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

1. -ist

Derived terms

Catalan terms suffixed with -ista

Related terms

• -isme

Further reading

• “-ista”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “-ista” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin -ista.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ ɪsta]
• Rhymes: -ɪsta

Suffix

-ista m anim (noun-forming suffix)

1. -ist

   ‎puč + ‎-ista → ‎pučista

2. -er

   ‎snowboard + ‎-ista → ‎snowboardista

Declension

Declension of -ista (masculine animate in -a)

	singular	plural
nominative	-ista	-isté, -isti
genitive	-isty	-istů
dative	-istovi	-istům
accusative	-istu	-isty
vocative	-isto	-isté, -isti
locative	-istovi	-istech
instrumental	-istou	-isty

Derived terms

Czech terms suffixed with -ista

Further reading

• -ista in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *-istak.

Details

Certain verbs inherited from Proto-Finnic have had the strong stem generalized by analogy, e.g. vavista (stem vapise-) → vapista.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /-istɑˣ/, [-is̠tɑ̝(ʔ)]

Suffix

-ista (front vowel harmony variant -istä, stem -ise-, linguistic notation -ise- or -istA)

1. Forms frequentative verbs, often from onomatopoeic stems.

Declension

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.	—	—
3rd sing.		-iskoon	älköön -isko	3rd sing.	olkoon -issut	älköön olko -issut
1st plur.		-iskaamme	älkäämme -isko	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		-iskaa	älkää -isko	2nd plur.	—	—
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 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st -istakseni -istaksemme 2nd -istaksesi -istaksenne 3rd -istakseen -istaksensa		past	-issut	-istu
2nd	inessive2	-istessa	-istaessa	agent4	-isema
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st -istessani -istessamme 2nd -istessasi -istessanne 3rd -istessaan -istessansa		negative	-isematon
	instructive	-isten	—	1) Used only with a possessive suffix. 2) Usually with a possessive suffix (active only). 3) Some uses of the verbal noun are called the 'fourth infinitive' by certain sources (more details). 4) Usually with a possessive suffix. May not be used with all verbs, especially intransitive ones (more details). Distinct from nouns with the -ma suffix and third infinitive forms.
3rd	inessive	-isemassa	—
	elative	-isemasta	—
	illative	-isemaan	—
	adessive	-isemalla	—
	abessive	-isematta	—
	instructive	-iseman	-istaman
4th3	verbal noun	-iseminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st -isemaisillani -isemaisillamme 2nd -isemaisillasi -isemaisillanne 3rd -isemaisillaan -isemaisillansa

Derived terms

Finnish terms suffixed with -ista

Anagrams

• asti, sait, sati, siat

Galician

Etymology

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

Suffix

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

1. -ist

Derived terms

From

Galician terms suffixed with -ista

.

Related terms

• -ismo

Hungarian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Suffix

-ista

1. (noun-forming suffix) -ist
   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. (adjective-forming suffix) -istic

   klasszicista (“classicistic”)

Derived terms

Hungarian terms suffixed with -ista

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

Interlingua

Etymology

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).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈista/

Suffix

-ista

1. forms nouns from nouns, denoting a person who practises an art or science; -ist

   Synonyms: -ario, -ero

   ‎biologia (“biology”) + ‎-ista → ‎biologista (“biologist”)

   ‎tympano (“drum”) + ‎-ista → ‎tympanista (“drummer, tympanist”)

   ‎saxophono (“saxophone”) + ‎-ista → ‎saxophonista (“saxophonist”)

2. forms nouns from nouns, denoting an adherent of a doctrine; -ist

   Synonyms: -ana, -ano, -ita

   ‎Calvin (“Calvin”) + ‎-ista → ‎calvinista (“Calvinist”)

   ‎social (“social”) + ‎-ista → ‎socialista (“socialista”)

   ‎collaboration (“collaboration”) + ‎-ista → ‎collaborationist (“collaborationist”)

Usage notes

• 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 terms

Category Interlingua terms suffixed with -ista not found

References

• Alexander Gode, Hugh E. Blair (1955) Interlingua: A Grammar of the International Language, →ISBN

Italian

Etymology

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

Suffix

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

1. -ist

Derived terms

Italian terms suffixed with -ista

Related terms

• -ismo
• -istico

Anagrams

• -asti, Asti, asti, sita, stai, stia

Latin

Alternative forms

• -istēs

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈis.ta/, [ˈɪs̠t̪ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈis.ta/, [ˈist̪ä]

Suffix

-ista m (genitive -istae); first declension

1. -ist; one who practises or believes.

Usage notes

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.

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	-ista	-istae
genitive	-istae	-istārum
dative	-istae	-istīs
accusative	-istam	-istās
ablative	-istā	-istīs
vocative	-ista	-istae

Derived terms

Latin terms suffixed with -ista

Related terms

• -ismus

Descendants

• → 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)

Macanese

Etymology

From Portuguese -ista.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈiʃta/, /ˈiʃtɐ/, /ˈista/

Suffix

-ista

1. suffix added to words to form agent nouns; -ist

   ‎Cantonese 白粉 (baak⁶ fan², “heroin”) + ‎-ista → ‎pacfanista (“drug addict”)

Usage notes

• As with -êro, generally only productive with non-Portuguese/Macanese roots.

Derived terms

Macanese terms suffixed with -ista

Polish

Alternative forms

• -ysta

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin -ista.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈis.ta/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ista
• Syllabification: [please specify syllabification manually]

Suffix

-ista m

1. added to words to form names of activity's performers or professions; -ist

   ‎czołg + ‎-ista → ‎czołgista

Declension

Declension of -ista

	singular	plural
nominative	-ista	-iści/-isty (deprecative)
genitive	-isty	-istów
dative	-iście	-istom
accusative	-istę	-istów
instrumental	-istą	-istami
locative	-iście	-istach
vocative	-isto	-iści

Derived terms

Polish terms suffixed with -ista

Further reading

• -ista in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈis.tɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈis.tɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈiʃ.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈis.ta/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈiʃ.tɐ/

Suffix

-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”)

Suffix

-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 notes

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

Derived terms

Portuguese terms suffixed with -ista

Related terms

• -ismo

Descendants

• Macanese: -ista

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Suffix

-ista m or f by sense (noun-forming suffix, 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 notes

• See the usage notes for example in artista, deportista.

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -ista

Related terms

• -ismo

 

Further reading

• “-ista”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Tagalog

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈista/ [ˈis.t̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -ista
• Syllabification: -is‧ta

Suffix

-ista (noun-forming suffix, Baybayin spelling ᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ)

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 terms

• Tagalog terms suffixed with -ista

Related terms

• -ismo

Anagrams

• sita, Atsi, atis, tisa, atsi, itsa