Kiste

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See also: kiste and Kista

German

Etymology

From Middle High German kiste, from Old High German kista, from Proto-West Germanic *kistu (chest, box).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɪstə/
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Noun

Kiste f (genitive Kiste, plural Kisten, diminutive Kistchen n or Kistlein n)

  1. chest, box
  2. (informal) bed, sleeping furniture
    • 2023 June 15, Benno Stieber, “#MeToo bei der Polizei: Macht missbraucht”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:
      In den Tagen danach schickt sie ihr Nachrichten: „Ich war mit dem IDP weg, das war keine gute Idee. Er will mit mir in die Kiste, ich will das definitiv nicht“.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  3. (informal, automotive) old banger, hooptie
    Synonym: Mühle
  4. (informal) television set
    Synonym: Fernsehgerät
  5. (informal) computer tower
  6. (informal, regional) affair, matter
    Synonyms: Sache, Angelegenheit
  7. (informal, now uncommon) coffin wherein one is interred
  8. (informal, uncommon) fundament, buttocks
    Synonyms: Gesäß, Steiß, Po, Arsch
    • 2019 June 28, “Mit diesen Übungen bekommst du einen Knackpo”, in Men’s Health:
      Eine Untersuchung der Auburn University im US-Bundesstaat Alabama ergab, dass Schulterverletzungen seltener auftreten, wenn du beim Werfen den Po anspannst. Wenn du also höher und/oder weiter hinaus willst, weißt du, was zu tun ist – hoch mit der Kiste!
      Research from Auburn University, in the US state of Alabama, found that shoulder injuries were less likely if you tense your buttocks while throwing. So if you want to go higher and / or further out, you know what to do – up with the box!

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Further reading

  • Kiste” in Duden online
  • Kiste” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Kiste” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

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Pronunciation

Noun

Kiste f

  1. plural of Kist