kiste

See also: Kista and Kiste

Danish

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Norse kista, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin cista, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek κίστη (kístē, “box”).

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /kiːstə/, [ˈkʰiːsd̥ə]

Noun

kiste c (singular definite kisten, plural indefinite kister)

1. chest
2. coffin, casket

Inflection

Declension of kiste

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kiste	kisten	kister	kisterne
genitive	kistes	kistens	kisters	kisternes

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Dutch

Pronunciation

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Verb

1. (deprecated template usage) (archaic) singular present subjunctive of kisten

Anagrams

• kiest, skiet

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin cista and (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Norse kista

Noun

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

• likkiste
• skattekiste

References

• “kiste” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Norse kista, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin cista.

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /²çɪstə/

Noun

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

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

Derived terms

• likkiste
• skattekiste

References

• “kiste” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Turkish

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /cisˈte/
• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Hyphenation: kis‧te

Noun

kiste

1. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) dative singular of kist

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West Frisian

Noun

kiste c (plural kisten)

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