cis
Irish (Donegal)
[cɪʃ]
noun
Definitions
- wicker container; basket, crate
- plaited or crossed twigs as support for causeway
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Irish ces (causeway of hurdles, skep, bee-hive, hamper, pannier, basket) derived from Old Norse kesja derived from Latin cista (chest, box, casket).
Origin
Latin
cista
Gloss
chest, box, casket
Concept
Semantic Field
Modern world
Ontological Category
Property
Kanji
箱
Emoji
🧰
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- cist English
- cista Latin
- cesta Italian
- cista Italian
- cesta Spanish, Castilian
- cesto Spanish, Castilian
- κίστη Ancient Greek
- kiste Norwegian Bokmål
- cesta Portuguese
- *kistō Proto-Germanic
- ciseán Irish
- cispheil Irish
- peil Irish
- kesja Old Norse
- kista Old Norse
- kesto Esperanto
- cesta Romansh
- chaista Romansh
- chista Romansh
- cesta Asturian
- ces Middle Irish