From-ist +-e .
-iste
-ist in the female formBorrowed fromLatin -ista , fromAncient Greek -ιστής ( -istḗs ) .
-iste m or f by sense (plural -istes )
-ist -iste (plural -istes )
-istic FromLatin -īvistis (via-īsti ).[ 1] Example: Italianfiniste , from Latinfinivistis .
-iste (non-lemma form of verb-forming suffix )
used with a stem to form thesecond-person plural past historic andimperfect subjunctive of regular-ire verbs -isti ( after masculine nouns ) -iste f pl (non-lemma form of noun-forming suffix )
plural of-ista ( after feminine nouns ) ^ Patota, Giuseppe (2002 )Lineamenti di grammatica storica dell'italiano (in Italian), Bologna: il Mulino,→ISBN , page146 Feminine form of-ists .
-iste
Added to nouns to form feminine nouns denoting members/followers of a principle, religion, philosophy, lifestyle, or system of belief (usually named by words in-isms ), or who has a certain profession or activity, just like itsEnglish cognate-ist . -ists (masculine counterpart of-iste )-isms (the corresponding profession / activity / system of belief)Apparently borrowed fromLithuanian -ystė , in words likekaralỹstė ( “ kingdom ” ) .
-iste
Used to form names of regions, areas, countries, etc. from the name of the their ruler:karalis “king” ->karaliste “kingdom.” -iste
-ist FromLatin -istī ( third conjugation ) and-īvisti ~ -īistī ( fourth conjugation )
-iste
Suffix indicating thesecond-person singular indicative preterite of-er and-ir verbs.