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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈkɑpiɪst/ [General-American], /ˈkɒpiɪst/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-copyist.wav [Southern-England] Forms: copyists [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree English copy 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 English copyist From copy + -ist. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|copy|-ist|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English copy 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 English copyist [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "agent nouns", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "verbal", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-id-", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-yéti", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-idyéti", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Hellenic", "term" : "*-íďďō", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "grk-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "-ῐ́ζω", "lang" : "grc" }, { "id" : "agent nouns", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "agent nouns", "children" : [ ], "status" : "redlink", "lang_name" : "Proto-Hellenic", "term" : "*-tās", "lang" : "grk-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "-τής", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "-ῐστής", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ista", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "-iste", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-ist", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-ist", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "copyist", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="copyist"> From copy + -ist. Head templates: {{en-noun}} copyist (plural copyists)
  1. A person who makes manual copies of works such as manuscripts or paintings. Derived forms: autocopyist Translations (person who makes manual copies of works): copista [feminine, masculine] (Catalan), kopiist [masculine] (Dutch), jäljentäjä (Finnish), kopisti (Finnish), copiste [masculine] (French), გადამწერი (gadamc̣eri) (Georgian), Kopist [masculine] (German), Kopistin [feminine] (German), αντιγραφέας (antigraféas) [masculine] (Greek), copista [masculine] (Italian), librarius [masculine] (Latin), librariolus (Latin), препи́шувач (prepíšuvač) [masculine] (Macedonian), kopista [masculine] (Polish), kopistka [feminine] (Polish), copista (Portuguese), copista [feminine, masculine] (Spanish), amanuense [feminine, masculine] (Spanish), kopist (Turkish)

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        "Terms with Dutch translations",
        "Terms with Finnish translations",
        "Terms with French translations",
        "Terms with Georgian translations",
        "Terms with German translations",
        "Terms with Greek translations",
        "Terms with Italian translations",
        "Terms with Latin translations",
        "Terms with Macedonian translations",
        "Terms with Polish translations",
        "Terms with Portuguese translations",
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      "code": "ca",
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      "sense": "person who makes manual copies of works",
      "tags": [
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        "masculine"
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    },
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      "sense": "person who makes manual copies of works",
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        "masculine"
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      "word": "kopiist"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "person who makes manual copies of works",
      "word": "jäljentäjä"
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      "sense": "person who makes manual copies of works",
      "word": "kopisti"
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      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "copiste"
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      "code": "ka",
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      "sense": "person who makes manual copies of works",
      "word": "გადამწერი"
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      "sense": "person who makes manual copies of works",
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        "masculine"
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    },
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      "lang": "German",
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      "sense": "person who makes manual copies of works",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "Kopistin"
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    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "lang_code": "el",
      "roman": "antigraféas",
      "sense": "person who makes manual copies of works",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "αντιγραφέας"
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      "code": "it",
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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "copista"
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      "code": "la",
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      "sense": "person who makes manual copies of works",
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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "librarius"
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      "code": "la",
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      "sense": "person who makes manual copies of works",
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      "code": "mk",
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      "sense": "person who makes manual copies of works",
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      "word": "препи́шувач"
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      "sense": "person who makes manual copies of works",
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        "masculine"
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      "word": "kopista"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "person who makes manual copies of works",
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        "feminine"
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      "word": "kopistka"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "person who makes manual copies of works",
      "word": "copista"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "person who makes manual copies of works",
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "person who makes manual copies of works",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "amanuense"
    },
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      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "lang_code": "tr",
      "sense": "person who makes manual copies of works",
      "word": "kopist"
    }
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}

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