musicista

musician

noun moo-zee-CHEE-stah Less Common

Origin: from Italian musica, 'music'

Usage Note

Musicista ends in -ista, so its form is the same for a man or a woman; only the article changes (il musicista, la musicista). The masculine plural is musicisti, the feminine musiciste. Many profession words share this -ista pattern, like artista and dentista.

Examples

"Mio fratello è un bravo musicista."

Natural Translation

My brother is a good musician.

Literal Translation

My brother is a good musician.

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