"-ista" meaning in English

See -ista in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /-ˈistə/
Etymology: From Spanish -ista in "Sandinista" (1930s). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|-ista}} Spanish -ista Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -ista, {{en-suffix||ista}} -ista
  1. Forms nouns denoting one who follows a principle; an adept. Wikipedia link: Sandinista Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ista-en-suffix-1iWPpo3x Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for -ista meaning in English (1.1kB)

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