psalmista

psalmus (“psalm”) +‎ -ista (“-ist”)

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

psalmista m (genitive psalmistae); first declension

1. psalmist
   • 14th century, Ricardus De Bury, Philobiblon:

     Quid retribuam Domino pro omnibus quae retribuit mihi? devotissimus investigat psalmista, rex invictus et eximius prophetarum: in qua quaestione gratissima semetipsum redditorem voluntarium, debitorem multifarium et sanctiorem optantem consiliarium recognoscit, concordans cum Aristotele, philosophorum principe, qui omnem de agibilibus quaestionem consilium probat esse: tertio et sexto Ethicorum.

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First-declension noun.

From psalm +‎ -ista.

• IPA^(key): /psalˈmis.ta/

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• Rhymes: -ista
• Syllabification: psal‧mis‧ta

psalmista m pers

1. (biblical) psalmist (composer of one of the Biblical Psalms)

   Synonym: psalmograf

2. chorister or choirmaster

   Synonym: psałterzysta

• psalmista in Polish dictionaries at PWN