See also: Kista and Kiste

Danish edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse kista, from Latin cista, from Ancient Greek κίστη (kístē, box).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /kiːstə/, [ˈkʰiːsd̥ə]

Noun edit

kiste c (singular definite kisten, plural indefinite kister)

  1. chest
  2. coffin, casket

Inflection edit

Dutch edit

Pronunciation edit

  • (file)

Verb edit

kiste

  1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of kisten

Anagrams edit

Middle English edit

Noun edit

kiste

  1. Alternative form of cheste (chest)

Norwegian Bokmål edit

 
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Etymology edit

From Latin cista and Old Norse kista.

Noun edit

kiste f or m (definite singular kista or kisten, indefinite plural kister, definite plural kistene)

  1. a chest or trunk (large box)
  2. (likkiste) a coffin

Derived terms edit

References edit

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Etymology edit

From Old Norse kista, from Latin cista.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

kiste f (definite singular kista, indefinite plural kister, definite plural kistene)

  1. a chest or trunk (large box)
  2. (likkiste) a coffin

Derived terms edit

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Turkish edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /cisˈte/
  • Hyphenation: kis‧te

Noun edit

kiste

  1. dative singular of kist

West Frisian edit

Etymology edit

Compare Proto-West Germanic *kistu (chest). Ultimately from Latin cista. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun edit

kiste c (plural kisten, diminutive kistke)

  1. chest, box, case
  2. coffin, casket

Further reading edit

  • kiste”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011