cistern
English
/ˈsɪs.tən/, /ˈsɪs.tɚn/
noun
Definitions
- A reservoir or tank for holding water, especially for catching and holding rainwater for later use.
- In a flush toilet, the container in which the water used for flushing is held; a toilet tank.
- A cisterna.
- The vessel surrounding the condenser in a steam engine.
Etymology
Derived from Old French cisterne derived from Latin cisterna derived from Ancient Greek κίστη (box, chest, basket, hamper).
Origin
Ancient Greek
κίστη
Gloss
box, chest, basket, hamper
Concept
Semantic Field
Modern world
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
箱
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- cisternal English
- cisterned English
- cisternful English
- cisternography English
- extracisternal English
- intercisternal English
- intracisternal English
- multicisternal English
- tubulocisternal English
- cista Latin
- cisterna Latin
- Kiste German
- ciszterna Hungarian
- cisterna Italian
- citerne French
- cisterna Spanish, Castilian
- κίστη Ancient Greek
- *kisteh₂ Proto-Indo-European
- cisterna Portuguese
- cysterna Polish
- cisterna Czech
- cisterne Old French
- cisterna Serbo-Croatian
- cisterna Catalan, Valencian
- cisterna Galician
- cisternă Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- cistierne Friulian
- cistierna Dalmatian
- zustierna Istriot