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-ιστής

-τής

See also: της, τῆς, and -της

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Suffix

-τής (-tḗs) m (genitive -τοῦ) first declension

  1. Used to form agent nouns
    Βακχευτής (Bakkheutḗs, a Bacchanal), from Βακχεύω (Bakkheúō, to keep the feast of Bacchus)
    ἀγρευτής (agreutḗs, a hunter), from ἀγρεύω (agreúō, to take by hunting)
    αἰχμητής (aikhmētḗs, a spearman), from αἰχμή (aikhmḗ, a spear)
    αὐλητής (aulētḗs, a flute-player), from αὐλέω (auléō, to play on the flute)
    πειρατής (peiratḗs, a pirate, one who attacks ships), from πειράω (peiráō, to make an attempt on something)
    ποιητής (poiētḗs, a maker), from ποιέω (poiéō, to make)
With -ίζω (-ízō) verbs:
Ἑλληνιστής (****ēnistḗs, one who uses the Greek language), from Ἑλληνίζω (****ēnízō, to speak the Greek language)
Ἡρακλειτιστής (Hērakleitistḗs, follower of Heraclitus), from Ἡρακλειτίζω (Hērakleitízō, to be a follower of Heraclitus)
ἀγωνιστής (agōnistḗs, a competitor), from ἀγωνίζομαι (agōnízomai, to compete for a prize)
βαπτιστής (baptistḗs, one that dips, a baptizer), from βαπτίζω (baptízō, to dip in or under water)
κιθαριστής (kitharistḗs, a player on the cithara), from κιθαρίζω (kitharízō, to play the cithara) (confer with the analogous recent guitarist)
With -άζω (-ázō) verbs:
ἀγοραστής (agorastḗs, the slave who bought provisions for the house), from ἀγοράζω (agorázō, to buy in the agora)
βιαστής (biastḗs, one who uses force), from βιάζω (biázō, to use force)
δικαστής (dikastḗs, a judge), from δικάζω (dikázō, to judge)
ἐνθουσιαστής (enthousiastḗs, one inspired by god), from ἐνθουσιάζω (enthousiázō, to be inspired by god)
πελταστής (peltastḗs, one who bears a light shield, a targeteer), from πελτάζω (peltázō, to serve as a targeteer)
With -όζω (-ózō) verbs:
ἁρμοστής (harmostḗs, one who arranges or governs, a harmost), from ἁρμόζω (harmózō, to fit together)
With -ύζω (-úzō) verbs:
γογγυστής (gongustḗs, a murmurer), from γογγύζω (gongúzō, to murmur)

Declension

Descendants

  • Latin: -tēs, -ta, -istēs, -ista, -astēs, -asta

See also