artista

Asturian

Etymology

From arte +‎ -ista

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɾˈtista/ [aɾˈt̪is̪.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ista
• Syllabification: ar‧tis‧ta

Noun

artista m or f (plural artistes)

1. artist

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish artista.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /artis̺ta/ [ar.t̪is̺.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -is̺ta, -a
• Hyphenation: ar‧tis‧ta

Noun

artista anim

1. artist

Declension

Declension of artista (anim a-stem)

	indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive	artista	artista	artistak	artistok
ergative	artistak	artistak	artistek	artistok
dative	artistari	artistari	artistei	artistoi
genitive	artistaren	artistaren	artisten	artiston
comitative	artistarekin	artistarekin	artistekin	artistokin
causative	artistarengatik	artistarengatik	artistengatik	artistongatik
benefactive	artistarentzat	artistarentzat	artistentzat	artistontzat
instrumental	artistaz	artistaz	artistez	artistotaz
inessive	artistarengan	artistarengan	artistengan	artistongan
locative	—	—	—	—
allative	artistarengana	artistarengana	artistengana	artistongana
terminative	artistarenganaino	artistarenganaino	artistenganaino	artistonganaino
directive	artistarenganantz	artistarenganantz	artistenganantz	artistonganantz
destinative	artistarenganako	artistarenganako	artistenganako	artistonganako
ablative	artistarengandik	artistarengandik	artistengandik	artistongandik
partitive	artistarik	—	—	—
prolative	artistatzat	—	—	—

Related terms

• artistiko (“artistic”)

Further reading

• “artista”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “artista”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Catalan

Etymology

From art +‎ -ista.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ərˈtis.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [aɾˈtis.ta]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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• Rhymes: -ista
• Hyphenation: ar‧tis‧ta

Noun

artista m or f by sense (plural artistes)

1. artist

Derived terms

• artístic

Further reading

• “artista”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “artista”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “artista” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “artista”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /arˈtista/
• Rhymes: -ista
• Syllabification: ar‧tis‧ta

Adjective

artista (accusative singular artistan, plural artistaj, accusative plural artistajn)

1. artistic

Further reading

• “artista”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN

Galician

Etymology

From arte +‎ -ista.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɾˈtista/ [aɾˈt̪is̺.t̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -ista
• Hyphenation: ar‧tis‧ta

Noun

artista m or f by sense (plural artistas)

1. artist

Derived terms

• artístico

Further reading

• “artista”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Hungarian

Etymology

From German Artist, from French artiste, from Latin ars, artis. With the suffix -ista.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɒrtiʃtɒ]
• Hyphenation: ar‧tis‧ta
• Rhymes: -tɒ

Noun

artista (plural artisták)

1. artiste, acrobat

   Synonym: akrobata

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	artista	artisták
accusative	artistát	artistákat
dative	artistának	artistáknak
instrumental	artistával	artistákkal
causal-final	artistáért	artistákért
translative	artistává	artistákká
terminative	artistáig	artistákig
essive-formal	artistaként	artistákként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	artistában	artistákban
superessive	artistán	artistákon
adessive	artistánál	artistáknál
illative	artistába	artistákba
sublative	artistára	artistákra
allative	artistához	artistákhoz
elative	artistából	artistákból
delative	artistáról	artistákról
ablative	artistától	artistáktól
non-attributive possessive – singular	artistáé	artistáké
non-attributive possessive – plural	artistáéi	artistákéi

Possessive forms of artista

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	artistám	artistáim
2nd person sing.	artistád	artistáid
3rd person sing.	artistája	artistái
1st person plural	artistánk	artistáink
2nd person plural	artistátok	artistáitok
3rd person plural	artistájuk	artistáik

Further reading

• artista in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
• artista in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2026).

Italian

Etymology

From arte +‎ -ista.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /arˈtis.ta/
• Rhymes: -ista
• Hyphenation: ar‧tì‧sta

Noun

artista m or f by sense (masculine plural artisti, feminine plural artiste)

1. artist

Derived terms

• artistico

Further reading

• artista in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• ristata, starati, stirata, striata, tarasti

Northern Sami

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈarːtiːsta/

Noun

artista

1. artist

Inflection

Even a-stem, st-stt gradation
Nominative	artista
Genitive	artistta
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	artista	artisttat
Accusative	artistta	artisttaid
Genitive	artistta	artisttaid
Illative	artistii	artisttaide
Locative	artisttas	artisttain
Comitative	artisttain	artisttaiguin
Essive	artistan
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person artistan artistame artistamet 2nd person artistat artistade artistadet 3rd person artistas artistaska artistaset

Further reading

• Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Occitan

Etymology

art +‎ -ista

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aɾˈtisto]

• Audio (Béarn):

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Noun

artista m or f (plural artistas)

1. artist

Derived terms

• artistic

Portuguese

Etymology

From arte (“art”) +‎ -ista or from Italian artista.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aʁˈt͡ʃis.tɐ/ [ahˈt͡ʃis.tɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aʁˈt͡ʃis.tɐ/ [ahˈt͡ʃis.tɐ]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /aɾˈt͡ʃis.tɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aʁˈt͡ʃiʃ.tɐ/ [aχˈt͡ʃiʃ.tɐ]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /aɻˈt͡ʃis.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aʁˈt͡ʃis.ta/ [ahˈt͡ʃis.ta]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐɾˈtiʃ.tɐ/

• (Brazil: Sulista) IPA^(key): /aɾ.ˈtis.tɐ/
• (Brazil: Nordestino) IPA^(key): /ah.ˈtiʃ.tɐ/
• (Brazil: Caipira) IPA^(key): /aɹ.ˈtis.tɐ/

• Audio (Brazil (Caipira)):

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• Rhymes: (Brazil) -istɐ, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -iʃtɐ
• Hyphenation: ar‧tis‧ta

Noun

artista m or f by sense (plural artistas)

1. artist
   • 2014, Augusto Boal, Hamlet e o filho do padeiro: Memórias imaginadas, Editora Cosac Naify, →ISBN, page 217:

     Um poeta pode acordar no meio da noite e escrever belo poema — basta inspiração! Um pintor pintar um quadro em minutos ou anos, como sentir melhor. Mas artistas de artes coletivas não podem convocar espectadores às três da madrugada, alegando que só nesse momento sentem que baixou o santo.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 2015, Carlos Maltz, O último rei do rock, Belas-Letras, →ISBN, page 157:

     Hoje em dia pegam um mané qualquer que seja bonitinho, colocam nele um nome qualquer de qualquer artista do passado que ninguém mais se lembra quem é, um nome que tenha uma sonoridade legal, tipo Tony Curtis (o original era Curtis), tascam um repertório popinho estudado minuciosamente em função das preferências de um determinado público em cima do cara, faturam bilhões e depois de uns cinco ou seis anos sucateiam o mané que já tá podre de rico, inchado de tanta bomba e droga, e arrumam outro.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

• artístico

Further reading

• “artista”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “artista”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Romanian

Noun

artista

1. definite nominative/accusative singular of artistă

Spanish

Etymology

From arte +‎ -ista.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɾˈtista/ [aɾˈt̪is.t̪a]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -ista
• Syllabification: ar‧tis‧ta

Noun

artista m or f by sense (plural artistas)

1. artist
2. entertainer, performer, artiste (occupation)

Derived terms

• artista callejero
• artístico

Further reading

• “artista”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish artista.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaɾˈtista/ [ʔɐɾˈt̪is.t̪ɐ]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ista
• Syllabification: ar‧tis‧ta

Noun

artista (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇ᜔ᜆᜒᜐ᜔ᜆ)

1. movie star; famous actor or actress
2. (loosely) famous musician or singer; celebrity
3. artist (someone skilled in the arts)

Derived terms

• artistahin
• isip-artista
• kaartista
• mag-artista
• pagkaartista
• papag-artistahin

Related terms

• arte
• artesano