cista

See also čista

Italian

Noun

cista f (plural ciste)

1. cist

Anagrams

• casti

---

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κίστη.

Noun

cista (genitive cistae); f, first declension

1. a trunk, a chest
2. vocative singular of cista

cistā f

1. ablative singular of cista

Inflection

First declension (1).

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	cista	cistae
genitive	cistae	cistārum
dative	cistae	cistīs
accusative	cistam	cistās
ablative	cistā	cistīs
vocative	cista	cistae

Descendants

• English: chest, cist
• French: ciste
• Italian: cesta, cista
• Portuguese: cesta, cista
• Spanish: cesta

---

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• (Ijekavian/Ekavian): cèsta

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *cěsta.

Noun

cista f

1. (Chakavian, Ikavian) road
   • 1501, Marko Marulić, Judita:

     I da ljudi huste zaskoče na cistih,

     mače, ki to zuste tičući po mistih.