-ista

From Spanish -ista in "Sandinista" (1930s).

• IPA^(key): /-ˈistə/

-ista

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

   fashionista

   Marxista

   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, TIAS, TIAs, Tais, Tisa, Tsai, aits, itas, sati, tais

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

-ista

1. -ist

• -isme

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

• IPA^(key): [ˈɪsta]
• Rhymes: -ɪsta

-ista m

1. -ist

   ‎puč + ‎-ista → ‎pučista

2. -er

   ‎snowboard + ‎-ista → ‎snowboardista

• -ista in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017

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

-ista

1. -ist

• -ismo

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

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

-ista

1. -ist, added to a word to form a noun denoting:
   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. -istic, added to a word to form an adjective

   klasszicista (“classicistic”)

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes

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

-ista m or f (plural -isti or -iste)

1. -ist

• -ismo
• -istico

• -istēs

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

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈis.ta/, [ˈɪs.ta]

-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.

• -ismus

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

-ista m or f (plural -istas)

1. -ist (person with a particular creative or academic role), appended to the name of this role, or its corresponding adjective

   ‎ambiental (“environmental”) + ‎-ista → ‎ambientalista (“environmentalist”)

   ‎zoologia (“zoology”) + ‎-ista → ‎zoologista (“zoologist”)

2. -ist; -man (person who uses or works with a particular tool, instrument or technique), appended to the name of the tool

   ‎flauta (“flute”) + ‎-ista → ‎flautista (“flautist”)

   ‎desenho (“drawing; draught”) + ‎-ista → ‎desenhista (“draughtsman”)

3. -ist; -ista (one who proscribes to a particular doctrine), appended to the etymon of the doctrine’s name

   ‎Calvino (“(John) Calvin”) + ‎-ista → ‎calvinista (“Calvinist”)

   ‎Marx (“(Karl) Marx”) + ‎-ista → ‎marxista (“Marxist”)

4. -istic (of or relating to a particular doctrine), appended to the etymon of the doctrine’s name

   ‎Marx (“(Karl) Marx”) + ‎-ista → ‎marxista (“relating to Marxism”)

5. (chiefly Brazil) of, from or relating to a location

   ‎Norte (“North region of Brazil”) + ‎-ista → ‎nortista (“of, from or relating to the North”)

   ‎São Paulo + ‎-ista → ‎paulista (“someone from the Brazilian state of São Paulo”)

6. (chiefly Brazil) someone from a location

   ‎Norte (“North region of Brazil”) + ‎-ista → ‎nortista (“someone from the North”)

   ‎São Paulo + ‎-ista → ‎paulista (“someone from the state of São Paulo”)

7. a supporter of a sports team

   ‎Grêmio (“Grêmio Foot-Ball Porto Alegrense”) + ‎-ista → ‎gremista (“a supporter of Grêmio”)

   ‎Santos (“Santos Futebol Clube”) + ‎-ista → ‎santista (“a supporter of Santos”)

• The Portuguese suffix -ista does not have the same pejorative connotation as the English suffix -ista.

• -ismo

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

-ista m or f (plural -istas)

1. -ista; one who follows a principle. Example: optimista (“optimist”)
2. Indicates one that practices a profession of the noun stem; Example: periódico (“newspaper”) periodista (“journalist”)
3. One who holds certain values: mujerista (“feminist”)

• -ismo

• “-ista” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.