English

Suffix

-ista

1. Added to words to form nouns denoting one who follows a principle; an adept.

   fashionista

   Marxista

   Lincolnista

Usage notes

Words formed using this suffix usually have more of a pejorative connotation than related words formed using -ist.

Derived terms

Translations

Catalan

Suffix

-ista

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Derived terms

Hungarian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Suffix

-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 terms

See also

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

Italian

Etymology

From Latin -ista.

Suffix

-ista m, f

1. -ist

Derived terms

See also

• -ismo
• -istico

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) IPA^(key): /ˈ-is.ta/

Suffix

-ista c ‎(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.

Inflection

First declension.

Descendants

• Danish: -ist
• English: -ist
• Finnish: -isti
• French: -iste
• German: -ist
• Icelandic: -isti
• Italian: -ista
• Norwegian: -ist
• Portuguese: -ista
• Spanish: -ista
• Swedish: -ist

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Suffix

-ista m, f ‎(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 ‎(“draughstman”)

3. -ist; -ista (one who proscribes to 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. -istic (of or relating to a particular doctrine), appended to the etymon of the doctrine’s name

   Marx ‎(“(Karl) Marx”) + ‎-ista → ‎marxista ‎(“relating to Marxism”)

5. (chiefly Brazil) of, from or relating to a location

   Norte ‎(“North region of Brazil”) + ‎-ista → ‎nortista ‎(“of, from or relating to the North”)

   São Paulo + ‎-ista → ‎paulista ‎(“someone from the Brazilian state of São Paulo”)

6. (chiefly Brazil) someone from a location

   Norte ‎(“North region of Brazil”) + ‎-ista → ‎nortista ‎(“someone from the North”)

   São Paulo ‎(“São Paulo”) + ‎-ista → ‎paulista ‎(“someone from the state of São Paulo”)

7. 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”)

Usage notes

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

Derived terms

Spanish

Etymology

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

Suffix

-ista m, f

1. -ista; one who follows a principle. Example: optimista ‎(“optimist”)
2. Indicates one that practices a profession of the noun stem; Example: periódico ‎(“newspaper”) periodista ‎(“journalist”)
3. One who holds certain values: mujerista ‎(“feminist”)

Usage notes

Regardless of gender, the suffix always ends with the letter A.