"-ist" meaning in German

See -ist in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: [ɪst] Audio: LL-Q188 (deu)-Frank C. Müller--ist.wav , De--ist.ogg [Germany, Berlin] Forms: -isten [genitive], -isten [plural], -istin [feminine]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istabor. ▲ French -isteinflu. German -ist Borrowed from Latin -ista, reinforced by French -iste. Etymology templates: {{ety|de|:bor|la:-ista|:influence|fr:-iste|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istabor. ▲ French -isteinflu. German -ist [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] 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" : "bor" }, { "keyword_abbrev" : "influ.", "keyword_label" : "Influenced by", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "-iste", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fr" } ], "keyword" : "influence" } ], "lang_name" : "German", "term" : "-ist", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "de" }" data-lang="de" data-title="-ist">, {{bor+|de|la|-ista}} Borrowed from Latin -ista, {{der|de|fr|-iste}} French -iste Head templates: {{de-noun|m.weak|f=in}} -ist m (weak, genitive -isten, plural -isten, feminine -istin)
  1. -ist Tags: masculine, morpheme, weak
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        "3": "-iste"
      },
      "expansion": "French -iste",
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    {
      "form": "-isten",
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        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-isten",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-istin",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
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      },
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      "name": "de-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "suffix",
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          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "text": "Piano (“piano”) + -ist → Pianist (“pianist”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "Anarchie (“anarchy”) + -ist → Anarchist (“anarchist”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "Putsch (“putsch, coup”) + -ist → Putschist (“putschist, coupist”)"
        }
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          "#English"
        ]
      ],
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        "morpheme",
        "weak"
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "[ɪst]"
    },
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      "tags": [
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}
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    {
      "form": "-isten",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-isten",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
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        "German entries with etymon",
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        "German lemmas",
        "German masculine suffixes",
        "German noun-forming suffixes",
        "German suffixes",
        "German terms borrowed from Latin",
        "German terms derived from Ancient Greek",
        "German terms derived from French",
        "German terms derived from Latin",
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        "German terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
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        },
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          "text": "Anarchie (“anarchy”) + -ist → Anarchist (“anarchist”)"
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        }
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}

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