cist

See also: čist and číst

English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sɪst/, /kɪst/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin cista, from Ancient Greek κίστη (kístē).

Noun

cist (plural cists)

  1. (historical) A small receptacle for sacred utensils carried in festivals in Ancient Greece.

Etymology 2

Welsh cist (“chest”) (see kistvaen, cistvaen), from Latin cista (“chest, casket”), see above.

Noun

cist (plural cists)

  1. (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.
Derived terms
  • cist-urn

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Old French

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *ecce istu, from Latin ecce or eccum + istum, from iste.

Adjective

cist

  1. this; this one

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Descendants
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