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Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse kista, from Latin cista, from Ancient Greek κίστη (kístē, “box”).
Pronunciation
Noun
kiste c (singular definite kisten, plural indefinite kister)
- chest
- coffin, casket
Inflection
Dutch
Pronunciation
Verb
kiste
- (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of kisten
Anagrams
Middle English
Noun
kiste
- Alternative form of cheste (“chest”)
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)
- a chest or trunk (large box)
- (likkiste) a coffin
Derived terms
References
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse kista, from Latin cista.
Pronunciation
Noun
kiste f (definite singular kista, indefinite plural kister, definite plural kistene)
- a chest or trunk (large box)
- (likkiste) a coffin
Derived terms
References
Turkish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /cisˈte/
- Hyphenation: kis‧te
Noun
kiste
- dative singular of kist
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)
- chest, box, case
- coffin, casket
Further reading
- “kiste”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011