cist
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cist¹
- /ˈsɪst/
- /ˈkɪst/
Sounds like cyst, kissed · Rhymes with -ɪst
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin cista, from Ancient Greek κίστη (kístē). Doublet of chest.
noun cists
- A small receptacle for sacred utensils carried in festivals in Ancient Greece.
cist²
- /ˈsɪst/
- /ˈkɪst/
Sounds like cyst, kissed · Rhymes with -ɪst
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Welsh cist (“chest”) (see kistvaen), from Latin cista (“chest, casket”), see above.
noun cists · kist
- 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. A central stone slab cist containing the burial was surrounded by a circles of stones placed on edge, probably to represent the round house in which the deceased had lived.
Talk about this word "cist." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cist. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cist. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cist "cist." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cist.Cite this
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title = {cist},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cist},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
