kiste

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

• IPA^(key): /kiːstə/, [ˈkʰiːsd̥ə]

kiste c (singular definite kisten, plural indefinite kister)

1. chest
2. coffin, casket

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kiste

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

• kiest, skiet

kiste

1. alternative form of cheste (“chest”)

From Latin cista and Old Norse kista.

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

• likkiste
• skattekiste

• “kiste” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Old Norse kista, from Latin cista.

• IPA^(key): /²çɪstə/

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

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

• likkiste
• skattekiste

• “kiste” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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

kiste

1. dative singular of kist

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.

kiste c (plural kisten, diminutive kistke)

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

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