cistella

English

Etymology

Latin cistella, from cista (“a box”).

Noun

cistella (plural cistellae)

  1. The capsular shield of some lichens.

Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology

Feminization from cistell.

Noun

cistella f (plural cistelles)

  1. (sports) basket

Latin

Etymology

From cistula (“small chest”) +‎ -la (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /kisˈtel.la/, [kɪs̠ˈt̪ɛlːʲä]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /t͡ʃisˈtel.la/, [t͡ʃisˈt̪ɛlːä]

Noun

cistella f (genitive cistellae); first declension

  1. Diminutive of cista: a small chest or box

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cistella cistellae
Genitive cistellae cistellārum
Dative cistellae cistellīs
Accusative cistellam cistellās
Ablative cistellā cistellīs
Vocative cistella cistellae

Derived terms
  • cistellātrīx
  • cistellula

Descendants
  • → Basque: txistera
  • → English: cistella
  • Spanish: cestilla

References
  • “cistella”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “cistella”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.