Greenlandic

Proper noun

Kista

1. A female given name.

Usage notes

• This spelling is used in the old and new orthography.

Related terms

• Kiista
• Kiistat
• Kiistiina

References

• Nuka Møller: Kalaallit aqqi (Greenlandic personal names), Oqaasileriffik 2015, ISBN 978-87-990324-3-3
• Danskernes navne 2005, including the residents of Greenland

Icelandic

Noun

kista f ‎(genitive singular kistu, nominative plural kistur)

1. chest, box
2. coffin

Declension

Synonyms

• (coffin): líkkista

Derived terms

• fjarsjóðskista
• líkkista
• ruslakista

Hypernyms

• geymsla, hirsla

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• kisten

Noun

kista m, f

1. definite feminine singular of kiste

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

kista f

1. definite singular of kiste

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse kista.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɕɪsˌta/

Noun

kista c

1. box, chest
2. casket, coffin

   sista spiken i kistan

   last nail in the coffin

3. (slang) stomach

   Äta myror? — Ha ha, det är världens käk. Kittlar dödsskönt i kistan!

   You eat ants? — You better believe it. And you're gonna love the way they tickle. (Mowgli and Baloo, The Jungle Book, 1967)

Declension

Related terms

• ekkista
• gravkista
• kistbeslag
• kistbotten
• kistebrev
• kistlås
• offerkista
• penningkista
• skattkista