-ístico

See also: -istico

Portuguese

Etymology

From -ista +‎ -ico.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈis.t͡ʃi.ku/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈiʃ.t͡ʃi.ku/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈis.t͡ʃi.ko/

Suffix

-ístico (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -ística, masculine plural -ísticos, feminine plural -ísticas)

  1. -istic

Usage notes

The following ending(s) change(s) in words appended with this suffix:

  • -ição (being part of a hiatus in feminine nouns, incl. plurals) → -(i)cion
  • -ção, -são (in feminine nouns, incl. plurals) → -cion, -sion
  • -ão (as a non-verb suffix, incl. plurals) → -on
  • -ã(o) (incl. plurals) → -(i)an, -am, or -(i)on, depending on the base word's etymology
  • -m (incl. plurals) → -n
  • -z (in some nouns from Latin, incl. plurals) → -c(i)
  • -vel (unstressed and adjectival, incl. plurals) → -bil
  • -z (adjectival, incl. plurals) → -c
  • -dade (as a noun suffix, incl. plurals) → -t

Derived terms

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From -ista +‎ -ico.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈistiko/ [ˈis.t̪i.ko]
  • Rhymes: -istiko
  • Syllabification: -ís‧ti‧co

Suffix

-ístico (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -ística, masculine plural -ísticos, feminine plural -ísticas)

  1. -istic

Derived terms

Further reading