cistella

See also: Cistella

English

Etymology

Latin cistella, from cista (“a box”).

Noun

cistella (plural cistellae)

  1. The capsular shield of some lichens.

Anagrams

Catalan

Alternative forms
  • cestella (dated)

Etymology

From Latin cistella.[1]

Noun

cistella f (plural cistelles)

  1. basket
    Synonym: cistell
  2. (sports) basket
  3. (Internet) shopping basket

Derived terms
  • cistell
  • cistellada
  • cistellarra
  • cistellassa
  • cistelleta
  • esser un babau cistella
  • omplir la cistella plena
  • perdre la cistella

References
  1. “cistella” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Further reading

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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: xistera
  • → 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
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