kiste
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse kista, from Latin cista, from Ancient Greek κίστη (kístē, “box”).
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kiste c (singular definite kisten, plural indefinite kister)
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kiste
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Middle English edit
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kiste
- Alternative form of cheste (“chest”)
Norwegian Bokmål edit
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)
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References edit
- “kiste” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse kista, from Latin cista.
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kiste f (definite singular kista, indefinite plural kister, definite plural kistene)
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- “kiste” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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kiste
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)
Further reading edit
- “kiste”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011