Kiste

Meaning

  1. (feminine) chest, box
  2. (feminine,informal) bed, sleeping furniture
  3. (feminine,informal) old banger, hooptie
  4. (feminine,informal) television set
  5. (feminine,informal) computer tower
  6. (feminine,informal,regional) affair, matter
  7. (feminine,informal,uncommon) coffin wherein one is interred
  8. (feminine,informal,uncommon) fundament, buttocks

Frequency

B1
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

kischte

Zürich

Zürich

chischte

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkɪstə/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German kiste, from Old High German kista, from Proto-West Germanic *kistu (“chest, box”).

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