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cistella

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin cistella, from cista (a box).

Noun

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cistella (plural cistellae)

  1. The capsular shield of some lichens.

Anagrams

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Catalan

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin cistella.[1]

Noun

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cistella f (plural cistelles)

  1. basket
    Synonym: cistell
  2. (sports) basket
  3. (Internet) shopping basket

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ “cistella” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Further reading

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Latin

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Etymology

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From cistula (small chest) +‎ -la (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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cistella f (genitive cistellae); first declension

  1. diminutive of cista: a small chest or box

Declension

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First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative cistella cistellae
genitive cistellae cistellārum
dative cistellae cistellīs
accusative cistellam cistellās
ablative cistellā cistellīs
vocative cistella cistellae

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Basque: xistera
  • English: cistella
  • Spanish: cestilla

References

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  • cistella”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • cistella”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers