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)
- (historical) A small receptacle for sacred utensils carried in festivals in Ancient Greece.
Etymology 2
Welsh cist (“chest”) (see kistvaen, cistvaen), from Latin cista (“chest, casket”), see above.
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