cisthos

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κίσθος (kísthos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkis.tʰos/, [ˈkɪs̠t̪ʰɔs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃis.tos/, [ˈt͡ʃist̪os]

Noun

cisthos m (genitive cisthī); second declension

1. a plant of the genus Cistus

Declension

Second-declension noun (Greek-type).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	cisthos	cisthī
Genitive	cisthī	cisthōrum
Dative	cisthō	cisthīs
Accusative	cisthon	cisthōs
Ablative	cisthō	cisthīs
Vocative	cisthe	cisthī

Descendants

• Translingual: Cistus

References

• “cisthos”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• cisthos in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.