ciste

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ciste f (plural cistes)

1. cista

• “ciste”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

From Middle Irish ciste, perhaps via Old English ċist, ċest, but at any rate from Latin cista.

• IPA^(key): /ˈcɪʃtʲə/

ciste m (genitive singular ciste, nominative plural cistí)

1. chest, coffer
2. treasure, fund
3. (burial) cist

• cisteoir (“treasurer”)

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ciste”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “ciste”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 142

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.ste/
• Rhymes: -iste
• Hyphenation: cì‧ste

ciste f (plural cisti)

1. Alternative form of cisti (“cyst”)

• cesti

ciste m (plural cistes)

1. (rare) Obsolete spelling of cisto.

ciste f (plural cisteachan)

1. chest, box
2. coffin

• ciste-càir