-ίστρια

Greek

Etymology

Female form of Ancient Greek -ιστής (-istḗs). When it is added to a verb, it is usually of the ending -ίζω (-ízo).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈistɾia/

Suffix

-ίστρια • (-ístria) f (masculine -ιστής)

  1. added to a noun or adjective to create words for a female person who is a follower or supporter of that notion; -ist:
    ‎κομμουνισμός (kommounismós, “Communism”) + ‎-ίστρια (-ístria) → ‎κομμουνίστρια (kommounístria, “Communist”)
    ‎εθνικός (ethnikós, “ethnic, national”) + ‎-ίστρια (-ístria) → ‎εθνικίστρια (ethnikístria, “nationalist”)
    ‎Ισλάμ (Islám, “Islam”) + ‎-ίστρια (-ístria) → ‎ισλαμίστρια (islamístria, “Islamist”)
  2. added to a noun, adjective or verb to create words for a male person who behaves in a certain way; -ist, -er:
    ‎εγώ (egó, “I”) + ‎-ίστρια (-ístria) → ‎εγωίστρια (egoḯstria, “egoist, selfish”)
    ‎υπερασπίζω (yperaspízo, “to defender”) + ‎-ίστρια (-ístria) → ‎υπερασπίστρια (yperaspístria, “defender”)
    ‎έτσι θέλω (étsi thélo, “that's the way I want”) + ‎-ίστρια (-ístria) → ‎ετσιθελίστρια (etsithelístria, “arbitrary person”)
  3. added to a noun or verb to create words for a male person who is a habitual doer of said action; -ist, -er:
    ‎ποδόσφαιρο (podósfairo, “football”) + ‎-ίστρια (-ístria) → ‎ποδοσφαιρίστρια (podosfairístria, “footballer”)
    ‎σκάκι (skáki, “chess”) + ‎-ίστρια (-ístria) → ‎σκακίστρια (skakístria, “chess player”)

Declension

Derived terms

Greek terms suffixed with -ίστρια
  • -ισμός m (-ismós) (noun ending, -ism)
  • -ιστικός (-istikós) (adjectival ending)
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