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Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse kista, via Old English from Latin cista, from Ancient Greek κίστη (kístē).
Pronunciation
Noun
kista f (genitive singular kistu, nominative plural kistur)
- chest, box
- coffin
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Indonesian
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin cista, from Ancient Greek κύστις (kústis).
Pronunciation
Noun
kista (first-person possessive kistaku, second-person possessive kistamu, third-person possessive kistanya)
- (pathology) cyst: a pouch or sac without opening, usually membranous and containing morbid matter, which develops in one of the natural cavities or in the substance of an organ.
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Norwegian Bokmål
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Noun
kista f
- definite feminine singular of kiste
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
kista f
- definite feminine singular of kiste
Old Norse
Etymology
From Latin cista, itself from Ancient Greek κίστη (kístē).
Noun
kista f
- a chest
- a coffin
Declension
Declension of kista (weak ōn-stem)
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References
- “kista”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse kista.
Pronunciation
Noun
kista c
- a chest (large, strong box)
- a coffin, a casket
sista spiken i kistan- the final nail in the coffin
- (slang) a belly (stomach)
Jag är risig i kistan- I have an upset stomach
– Äta myror? – Det är världens käk. Kittlar dödsskönt i kistan.- – Eat ants? – It's the greatest grub. Tickles real good in your belly.
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