-ista

From Spanish -ista in Sandinista (1930s). Doublet of -ist.

• IPA^(key): /-ˈistə/

-ista

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

   ‎fashion + ‎-ista → ‎fashionista

   ‎Marx + ‎-ista → ‎Marxista

   ‎Lincoln + ‎-ista → ‎Lincolnista

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.

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

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

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

1. -ist

• -isme

• “-ista”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
• “-ista” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

Borrowed from Latin -ista.

• IPA^(key): [ ɪsta]
• Rhymes: -ɪsta

-ista m anim (noun-forming suffix)

1. -ist

   ‎puč + ‎-ista → ‎pučista

2. -er

   ‎snowboard + ‎-ista → ‎snowboardista

• -ista in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017

From Proto-Finnic *-istak.

• IPA^(key): /-istɑˣ/, [-is̠tɑ̝(ʔ)]

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

1. Forms frequentative verbs, often from onomatopoeic stems.

• asti, sait, sati, siat

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

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

1. -ist

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• -ismo

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

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

-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”)

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

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).

• IPA^(key): /ˈista/

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-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”)

• 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.

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

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

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

1. -ist

• -ismo
• -istico

• -asti, Asti, asti, sita, stai, stia

• -istēs

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

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ɪs.ta]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [is.t̪a]

-ista m (genitive -istae); first declension

1. -ist; one who practises or believes.

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.

First-declension noun.

• -ismus

From Portuguese -ista.

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

-ista

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

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

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

• -ysta

Learned borrowing from Latin -ista.

• IPA^(key): /ˈis.ta/

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• Rhymes: -ista
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-ista m

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

   ‎czołg + ‎-ista → ‎czołgista

• -ista in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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