ciste

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

French

Pronunciation

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Noun

ciste f (plural cistes)

  1. cista

Further reading

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish ciste, perhaps via Old English ċist, ċest, but at any rate from Latin cista, which is, in its own turn, derived from Ancient Greek κίστη (kístē).

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
singular plural
nominative ciste cistí
vocative a chiste a chistí
genitive ciste cistí
dative ciste cistí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an ciste na cistí
genitive an chiste na gcistí
dative leis an gciste
don chiste 		leis na cistí

Derived terms

Mutation

Mutated forms of ciste
radical lenition eclipsis
ciste chiste gciste

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃis.te/
  • Rhymes: -iste
  • Hyphenation: cì‧ste

Noun

ciste f (plural cisti)

  1. alternative form of cisti (“cyst”)

Anagrams

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

Mutation

Mutation of ciste
radical lenition
ciste chiste

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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