-ist

-ist

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ist"

English

Etymology

From Middle English -ist, -iste, from Old French -iste and Latin -ista, from Ancient Greek -ιστής (-istḗs), from -ίζω (-ízō, “-ize, -ise”, verbal suffix) +‎ -τής (-tḗs, agent-noun suffix). Equivalent to -ism +‎ -t.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /-ɪst/
• (weak vowel merger) IPA^(key): /-əst/
• Homophone: -est

Suffix

-ist

1. Added to words to form nouns denoting:
   1. a person who studies or practices a particular discipline;

      botanist, one who studies plants

      psychiatrist, one who practices psychiatry

   2. a person who uses a device of some kind;

      violinist, one who plays a violin

      bicyclist, one who rides a bicycle

      autoist, one who drives an automobile

      pianist, one who plays the piano

      vapist, one who uses a vaping device

   3. one who engages in a particular type of activity;

      adventurist, one who takes risks or goes on adventures

      artist, one who makes art

      bigamist, one who commits bigamy

      terrorist, one who causes terror

      tourist, one who tours

      Note, many of these are related to -isms: adventurism, terrorism, tourism

   4. one who suffers from a specific condition or syndrome

      autist, egoist

      Note, these are related to -isms: autism, egoism

   5. one who subscribes to a particular theological doctrine or religious denomination;

      Buddhist, Baptist, monotheist

      Note, these are related to -isms: Buddhism, monotheism

   6. one who has a certain ideology or set of beliefs;

      Marxist, modernist, nihilist, existentialist, fascist, pacifist, activist, environmentalist,

      Note, these are related to -isms: Marxism, modernism, nihilism, existentialism, fascism, pacifism

   7. one who owns or manages something;

      capitalist; industrialist

      Note, these are related to -isms: capitalism; industrialism

   8. a person who holds bigoted, partial views.

      sexist, racist: Note, these are related to -isms: sexism, racism

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -ist

Related terms

• -ast

Translations

One who follows a particular ideology, doctrine, belief system or theory

Arabic: (nisba) ـِيّ‎ (ar) m (-iyy) Armenian: -ական (-akan), -իստ (-ist) Bulgarian: -ист m (-ist) Catalan: -ista (ca) n Chinese: Mandarin: -主義者／-主义者 (-zhǔyìzhě) Czech: -ista m, -istka f Dutch: -ist (nl) Esperanto: -anto, -ulo (eo) Finnish: -isti (fi) French: -iste (fr) m or f Galician: -ista m or f Georgian: -ისტი (-isṭi) German: -ist (de) m Greek: -ιστής (el) m (-istís), -ίστρια (el) f (-ístria) Hebrew: יסט‎ (-ist) Hungarian: -ista (hu) Icelandic: -isti m Interlingua: -ista, -ista Italian: -ista m or f Japanese: -主義者 (ja) (-しゅぎしゃ, -shugisha) Korean: 주의자(主義者) (-juuija) Latin: ista m Malay: -is Norwegian: -ist Persian: گرا‎ (fa) (-garâ) Polish: -ista (pl) m, -ysta (pl) m, -istka f, -ystka f Portuguese: -ista (pt) m or f Romanian: -ist (ro) Russian: -ист (ru) m (-ist), -и́стка f (-ístka) Slovak: -ista m, -istka f Spanish: -ista (es) m or f Swahili: -isti, mwana- class 1/2, m- class 1/2 Swedish: -ist (sv) Turkish: -ist Ukrainian: -іст m (-ist m), -їст m (-jist m), -íстка f (-ístka f), -їстка f (-jistka f) Walloon: -isse (wa) Welsh: -ydd (cy) m, -wr (cy) m Yiddish: ־יסט‎ m (-ist)

A member of a profession or one interested in something

Armenian: -գետ (-get), -բան (-ban) Catalan: -ista (ca) n Chinese: Mandarin: 家 (zh) Esperanto: -isto (eo) Finnish: -isti (fi) French: -iste (fr) m or f Galician: -ista m or f Greek: -λόγος (el) m or f (-lógos) Interlingua: -ista Japanese: 家 (ja) (-ka) Korean: 가 (ko) (ga) Swahili: mwana- class 1/2 Welsh: -ydd (cy) m, -wr (cy) m Yiddish: ־יסט‎ m (-ist)

A person who uses something

Catalan: -ista (ca) n Finnish: -isti (fi) French: -iste (fr) m or f Galician: -ista Greek: -ιστής (el) m (-istís), -ίστρια (el) f (-ístria) Interlingua: -ista Japanese: please add this translation if you can Polish: -ista (pl), -ysta (pl) m, -istka, -ystka f Spanish: -isto m, -ista (es) f Welsh: -ydd (cy) m, -wr (cy) m Yiddish: ־יסט‎ m (-ist)

A person who holds biased views

Catalan: -ista (ca) n Czech: -ista m, -istka f Finnish: -isti (fi) French: -iste (fr) m or f Galician: -ista Greek: -ιστής (el) m (-istís), -ίστρια (el) f (-ístria) Interlingua: -ista Polish: -ista (pl) m, -ysta (pl) m, -istka f, -ystka f Welsh: -ydd (cy) m, -wr (cy) m

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Translations to be checked

Interlingua: (please verify) -ista Romanian: (please verify) -ist (ro) m, (please verify) -istă f Serbo-Croatian: (please verify) -ist

See also

• -er
• -ista
• -ite
• -or

Anagrams

• 'its, 'tis, ITS, SIT, STI, Sit, TIS, TIs, it's, its, sit, tis

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Dutch

Suffix

-ist m

1. appended to a word, it yields a noun which signifies the subject who performs something related to that word

Dutch terms suffixed with -ist

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin -ista, reinforced by French -iste.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɪst]

• Audio

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Suffix

-ist m (genitive -isten, plural -isten, female -istin)

1. -ist

   ‎Piano (“piano”) + ‎-ist → ‎Pianist (“pianist”)

   ‎Anarchie (“anarchy”) + ‎-ist → ‎Anarchist (“anarchist”)

   ‎Putsch (“putsch, coup”) + ‎-ist → ‎Putschist (“putschist, coupist”)

Usage notes

• The suffix is productive in German, but generally only with non-native words or proper nouns. Exceptions include Harfenist, Lagerist, Putschist.

See also

• Category:German terms suffixed with -ist

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Middle English

Suffix

-ist

1. Alternative form of -est

   knowist, sendist, bitakist

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From French -iste (“-ist, -istic”), from Latin -ista (“-ist; one who practises or believes”), from Ancient Greek -ιστής (-istḗs), alternative form of -τής (-tḗs), from Proto-Hellenic *-tās, probably from Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ (forms nouns representing state of being).

Suffix

-ist m

1. used to form nouns, usually relating to people.

References

Norwegian Bokmål terms suffixed with -ist

• “-ist” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

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

Suffix

-ist m

1. used to form nouns, usually relating to people.

References

Norwegian Nynorsk terms suffixed with -ist

• “-ist” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French -iste.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ist]

Suffix

-ist m or n (feminine singular -istă, masculine plural -iști, feminine and neuter plural -iste)

1. -ist

   pianist ― pianist

   anarhist ― anarchist

   rasist ― racist

Declension

Declension of -ist

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	-ist		-istă	-iști	-iste
	definite	-istul		-ista	-iștii	-istele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	-ist		-iste	-iști	-iste
	definite	-istului		-istei	-iștilor	-istelor

Related terms

• -ista
• -ism
• -tor

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from French -iste.

Suffix

-ist (Cyrillic spelling -ист)

1. Suffix appended to words to create a masculine noun, usually denoting a follower or a profession. Chiefly used for loanwords.

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Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from French -iste.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɪst]

Suffix

-ist c

1. -ist

   pianist ― pianist

   anarkist ― anarchist

   rasist ― racist

Declension

Declension of -ist
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	-ist	-isten	-ister	-isterna
Genitive	-ists	-istens	-isters	-isternas

Related terms

• -ism