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kiste

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See also: Kista and Kiste

Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse kista, from Latin cista, from Ancient Greek κίστη (kístē, box).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kiːstə/, [ˈkʰiːsd̥ə]

Noun

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kiste c (singular definite kisten, plural indefinite kister)

  1. chest
  2. coffin, casket

Inflection

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Dutch

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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kiste

  1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of kisten

Anagrams

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Middle English

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Noun

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kiste

  1. Alternative form of cheste (chest)

Norwegian Bokmål

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Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From Latin cista and Old Norse kista.

Noun

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kiste f or m (definite singular kista or kisten, indefinite plural kister, definite plural kistene)

  1. a chest or trunk (large box)
  2. (likkiste) a coffin

Derived terms

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Old Norse kista, from Latin cista.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kiste f (definite singular kista, indefinite plural kister, definite plural kistene)

  1. a chest or trunk (large box)
  2. (likkiste) a coffin

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Turkish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /cisˈte/
  • Hyphenation: kis‧te

Noun

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kiste

  1. dative singular of kist

West Frisian

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Etymology

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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

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kiste c (plural kisten, diminutive kistke)

  1. chest, box, case
  2. coffin, casket

Further reading

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  • kiste”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011