Definitions For Cist

Adjective

this; this one

Synonyms

{{l, fro, cel}}, {{l, fro, cil}}

Descendants

{{desc, frm, cest}} {{desc, fr, cet}}

Etymology 1

Borrowed from {{bor, en, la, cista}}, from {{der, en, grc, κίστη}}. {{doublet, en, chest}}.

Noun

CIST (plural CISTs) (historical) A small receptacle for sacred utensils carried in festivals in ancient greece.

Etymology 2

{{etyl, cy, en}} {{l, cy, cist, , chest}} (see kistvaen, cistvaen), from {{der, en, la, 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 {{inh, fro, VL., , *ecce istu}}, from {{inh, fro, la, ecce}} or eccum + istum, from iste.