kiste

See also: Kista and Kiste

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse kista, from Latin cista, from Ancient Greek κίστη (kístē, “box”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kiːstə/, [ˈkʰiːsd̥ə]

Noun

kiste c (singular definite kisten, plural indefinite kister)

1. chest
2. coffin, casket

Inflection

Declension of kiste

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kiste	kisten	kister	kisterne
genitive	kistes	kistens	kisters	kisternes

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Dutch

Pronunciation

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Verb

kiste

1. (deprecated template usage) (archaic) singular present subjunctive of kisten

Anagrams

• kiest, skiet

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Middle English

Noun

kiste

1. Alternative form of cheste (“chest”)

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin cista and Old Norse kista.

Noun

kiste f or m (definite singular kista or kisten, indefinite plural kister, definite plural kistene)

1. a chest or trunk (large box)
2. (likkiste) a coffin

Derived terms

• likkiste
• skattekiste

References

• “kiste” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse kista, from Latin cista.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²çɪstə/

Noun

kiste f (definite singular kista, indefinite plural kister, definite plural kistene)

1. a chest or trunk (large box)
2. (likkiste) a coffin

Derived terms

• likkiste
• skattekiste

References

• “kiste” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Turkish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /cisˈte/
• Hyphenation: kis‧te

Noun

kiste

1. dative singular of kist

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West Frisian

Etymology

Compare Proto-West Germanic *kistu (“chest”). Ultimately from Latin cista. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

kiste c (plural kisten, diminutive kistke)

1. chest, box, case
2. coffin, casket

Further reading

• “kiste”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011