cistella

See also: Cistella

English

Etymology

Latin cistella, from cista (“a box”).

Noun

cistella (plural cistellae)

1. The capsular shield of some lichens.

Anagrams

• call site, callsite

Catalan

Alternative forms

• cestella (dated)

Etymology

From Latin cistella.

Noun

cistella f (plural cistelles)

1. basket

   Synonym: cistell

2. (sports) basket
3. (Internet) shopping basket

Derived terms

• cistell
• cistellada
• cistellarra
• cistellassa
• cistelleta
• esser un babau cistella
• omplir la cistella plena
• perdre la cistella

 

Related terms

• cisteller

Further reading

• “cistella” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “cistella” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Latin

Etymology

From cistula (“small chest”) +‎ -la (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /kisˈtel.la/, [kɪs̠ˈt̪ɛlːʲä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃisˈtel.la/, [t͡ʃisˈt̪ɛlːä]

Noun

cistella f (genitive cistellae); first declension

1. diminutive of cista: a small chest or box

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	cistella	cistellae
Genitive	cistellae	cistellārum
Dative	cistellae	cistellīs
Accusative	cistellam	cistellās
Ablative	cistellā	cistellīs
Vocative	cistella	cistellae

Derived terms

• cistellātrīx
• cistellula

Descendants

• → Basque: xistera
  • → Spanish: chistera
• → English: cistella
• Spanish: cestilla

References

• “cistella”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “cistella”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers