cist
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English
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Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin cista, from Ancient Greek κίστη (kístē). Doublet of chest.
Noun
cist (plural cists)
- (historical, Ancient Greece) A small receptacle for sacred utensils carried in festivals in Ancient Greece.
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Welsh cist (“chest”) (see kistvaen), from Latin cista (“chest, casket”), see above.
Noun
cist (plural cists)
- (archaeology) A crypt cut into rock, chalk, or a tree trunk, especially a coffin formed by placing stone slabs on edge and topping them with a horizontal slab or slabs.
- 2019, Alan Staniforth, Cleveland Way, page 66:
- A central stone slab cist containing the burial was surrounded by a circles of stones placed on edge, probably to represent the round house in which the deceased had lived.
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Old English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *kistu.
Pronunciation
Noun
ċist f
Declension
Declension of ċist (strong ō-stem)
Derived terms
Descendants
- Middle English: cheste, cæste, chist, chiste, chyst, cyst, kist, kiste, kyst, kyste
- → Middle Irish: ciste
- Irish: ciste
- → Welsh: cist
Old French
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *ecce iste.
Adjective
cist
- this; this one
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Descendants
Welsh
Etymology
From Old English cist or Middle English kist.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /kiːsd/, [kʰiːst]
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /kɪsd/, [kʰɪst]
- Rhymes: -ɪsd
Noun
cist f (plural cistiau)
- chest, trunk
- (automotive) boot, trunk
- Synonym: bŵt
- (archaeology) cist
Derived terms
Mutation
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
cist | gist | nghist | chist |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “cist”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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