cist
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English [edit]
Pronunciation [edit]
- IPA: /sɪst, kɪst/
Etymology 1 [edit]
Latin cista, from Ancient Greek κίστη (kistē).
Noun [edit]
cist (plural cists)
- A small receptacle for sacred utensils carried in festivals in ancient Greece
Etymology 2 [edit]
Welsh cist faen (see kistvaen, cistvaen, from Latin cist
Noun [edit]
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.
Derived terms [edit]
Anagrams [edit]
Old French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin ecce istum (< iste).
Adjective [edit]
cist
- this; this one
