ciste

See also: císte, čiste, čisté, čistě, -ciste, and цисте

French

Pronunciation

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Noun

ciste f (plural cistes)

1. cista

Further reading

• “ciste”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish ciste, perhaps via Old English ċist, ċest, but at any rate from Latin cista.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈcɪʃtʲə/

Noun

ciste m (genitive singular ciste, nominative plural cistí)

1. chest, coffer
2. treasure, fund
3. (burial) cist

Declension

Declension of ciste

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative ciste cistí Vocative a chiste a chistí Genitive ciste cistí Dative ciste cistí

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an ciste na cistí Genitive an chiste na gcistí Dative leis an gciste don chiste leis na cistí

Derived terms

• cisteoir (“treasurer”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
ciste	chiste	gciste
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ciste”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “ciste”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 142

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.ste/
• Rhymes: -iste
• Hyphenation: cì‧ste

Noun

ciste f (plural cisti)

1. Alternative form of cisti (“cyst”)

Anagrams

• cesti

Portuguese

Noun

ciste m (plural cistes)

1. (rare) Obsolete spelling of cisto.

Scottish Gaelic

Noun

ciste f (plural cisteachan)

1. chest, box
2. coffin

Derived terms

• ciste-càir