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-ist

/-ɪst/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.35 in modern English

Syllables
-ist
IPA
/-ɪst/
3
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

suffix

Added to words to form nouns denoting:

suffix

Added to words to form nouns denoting:

suffix

Added to words to form nouns denoting:

suffix

Added to words to form nouns denoting:

suffix

Added to words to form nouns denoting:

suffix

Added to words to form nouns denoting:

suffix

Added to words to form nouns denoting:

suffix

Added to words to form nouns denoting:

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist 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. Doublet of -ista. The speaker of a language sense is influenced by Esperanto -isto.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

-ists (plural) more -ist (comparative) most -ist (superlative)

Phrases

-ast -er -ista -ite -or

Frequently Paired Words

-ast -er -ista -ite -or

Homonyms

-est

Questions

How do you pronounce -ist?
The recorded pronunciation is /-ɪst/.
What does -ist mean?
Added to words to form nouns denoting:
Where does -ist come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce -ist

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