cist

See also: čist and číst

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sɪst/, /kɪst/

Etymology 1

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

Noun

cist (plural cists)

A small receptacle for sacred utensils carried in festivals in ancient Greece

Etymology 2

Welsh cist faen (see kistvaen, cistvaen, from Latin cist).

Noun

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

cist-urn

Anagrams

ICTs, TICs, cits, cits., tics

Old French

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *ecce istu, from Latin ecce or eccum + istum, from iste.

Adjective

cist

this; this one

Synonyms

cel, cil

Descendants

Middle French: cest
- French: cet

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