-ιστής

Ancient Greek

Etymology

The agent-noun suffix -τής (-tḗs) added to the stem of a verb in -ίζω (-ízō).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /is.tɛ̌ːs/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /isˈte̝s/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /isˈtis/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /isˈtis/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /isˈtis/

Suffix

-ῐστής • (-ĭstḗs) m (genitive -ῐστοῦ); first declension

Alternative form of -τής (-tḗs)

Declension

First declension of -ῐστής; -ῐστοῦ (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	-ῐστής -ĭstḗs	-ῐστᾱ́ -ĭstā́	-ῐσταί -ĭstaí
Genitive	-ῐστοῦ -ĭstoû	-ῐσταῖν -ĭstaîn	-ῐστῶν -ĭstôn
Dative	-ῐστῇ -ĭstêi	-ῐσταῖν -ĭstaîn	-ῐσταῖς -ĭstaîs
Accusative	-ῐστήν -ĭstḗn	-ῐστᾱ́ -ĭstā́	-ῐστᾱ́ς -ĭstā́s
Vocative	-ῐστᾰ́ -ĭstắ	-ῐστᾱ́ -ĭstā́	-ῐσταί -ĭstaí
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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**
	singular	plural
nominative	-ιστής (-istís)	-ιστές (-istés)
genitive	-ιστή (-istí)	-ιστών (-istón)
accusative	-ιστή (-istí)	-ιστές (-istés)
vocative	-ιστή (-istí)	-ιστές (-istés)