-ιστής
Ancient Greek
Etymology
The agent-noun suffix -τής (-tḗs) added to the stem of a verb in -ίζω (-ízō).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /is.tɛ̌ːs/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /isˈte̝s/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /isˈtis/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /isˈtis/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /isˈtis/
Suffix
-ῐστής • (-istḗs) m (genitive -ῐστοῦ); first declension
- Alternative form of -τής (-tḗs)
Declension
First declension of -ῐστής; -ῐστοῦ (Attic)
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | -ῐστής -istḗs | -ῐστᾱ́ -istā́ | -ῐσταί -istaí | ||||||||||
Genitive | -ῐστοῦ -istoû | -ῐσταῖν -istaîn | -ῐστῶν -istôn | ||||||||||
Dative | -ῐστῇ -istêi | -ῐσταῖν -istaîn | -ῐσταῖς -istaîs | ||||||||||
Accusative | -ῐστήν -istḗn | -ῐστᾱ́ -istā́ | -ῐστᾱ́ς -istā́s | ||||||||||
Vocative | -ῐστᾰ́ -istá | -ῐστᾱ́ -istā́ | -ῐσταί -istaí | ||||||||||
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Related terms
- -ισμός (-ismós)
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek -ιστής (-istḗs). When it is added to a verb, it is usually of the ending -ίζω (-ízo).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /iˈstis/
Suffix
-ιστής • (-istís) m (feminine -ίστρια)
- added to a noun or adjective to create words for a male person who is a follower or supporter of that notion; -ist:
- κομμουνισμός (kommounismós, “Communism”) + -ιστής (-istís) → κομμουνιστής (kommounistís, “Communist”)
- εθνικός (ethnikós, “ethnic, national”) + -ιστής (-istís) → εθνικιστής (ethnikistís, “nationalist”)
- Ισλάμ (Islám, “Islam”) + -ιστής (-istís) → ισλαμιστής (islamistís, “Islamist”)
- added to a noun, adjective or verb to create words for a male person who behaves in a certain way; -ist, -er:
- εγώ (egó, “I”) + -ιστής (-istís) → εγωιστής (egoïstís, “egoist, selfish”)
- υπερασπίζω (yperaspízo, “to defender”) + -ιστής (-istís) → υπερασπιστής (yperaspistís, “defender”)
- έτσι θέλω (étsi thélo, “that's the way I want”) + -ιστής (-istís) → ετσιθελιστής (etsithelistís, “arbitrary person”)
- added to a noun or verb to create words for a male person who is a habitual doer of said action; -ist, -er:
- ποδόσφαιρο (podósfairo, “football”) + -ιστής (-istís) → ποδοσφαιριστής (podosfairistís, “footballer”)
- σκάκι (skáki, “chess”) + -ιστής (-istís) → σκακιστής (skakistís, “chess player”)
Declension
declension of -ιστής
case \\ number | singular | plural |
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nominative | -ιστής • | -ιστές • |
genitive | -ιστή • | -ιστών • |
accusative | -ιστή • | -ιστές • |
vocative | -ιστή • | -ιστές • |
Derived terms
Greek terms suffixed with -ιστής
Related terms
- -ισμός m (-ismós) (noun ending, -ism)
- -ιστικός (-istikós) (adjectival ending)