κίστη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *kisteh₂ (woven container).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κῐ́στη (kístē) f (genitive κῐ́στης); first declension

  1. box, chest, casket

Inflection

References

  1. Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “κίστη”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), volume I, with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 705
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