cist

See also: čist, číst, чист, and чисть

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɪst/, /kɪst/
• Rhymes: -ɪst

Etymology 1

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

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

Anagrams

• ICTs, TICs, cits, cits., tics

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Old French

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *ecce iste.

Adjective

cist

1. this; this one

Synonyms

• cel, cil

Descendants

• Middle French: cest
  • French: cet

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Welsh

Etymology

From Old English cist or Middle English kist.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kiːsd/, [kʰiːst]
• IPA^(key): /kɪsd/, [kʰɪst]
• Rhymes: -iːsd, -ɪsd

Noun

cist f (plural cistiau)

1. chest, trunk
2. (automotive) boot, trunk

   Synonym: bŵt

3. (archaeology) cist

Derived terms

• sêl cist car

Mutation

Welsh mutation
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