"cistella" meaning in Latin

See cistella in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [kɪsˈtɛl.la] [Classical-Latin], [t͡ʃisˈtɛl.la] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek κίστη (kístē)bor. Latin cista Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ula Latin cistula ▲ Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -la Latin cistella From cistula (“small chest”) + -la (diminutive suffix). Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:af|cistula&lt;t:small chest&gt;|-lus&lt;alt:-la&gt;&lt;pos:diminutive suffix&gt;|text=+|title=cistella|tree=1}} Etymology tree Ancient Greek κίστη (kístē)bor. Latin cista Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ula Latin cistula ▲ Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -la Latin cistella [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "box", "children" : [ ], "status" : "missing", "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "κίστη", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "cista", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "alt" : "-ula", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "diminutive", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-elós", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "agent nouns", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-lós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-elos", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ulus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la", "pos" : "diminutive suffix" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "cistula", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }, { "alt" : "-la", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "is_duplicate" : true, "id" : "diminutive", "children" : [ ], "status" : { "1" : "itc-pro", "2" : ":inh", "3" : "ine-pro:<alt:*-elós><ety:from<*-lós<id:agent nouns>>>", "id" : "diminutive" }, "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-elos", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-lus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la", "pos" : "diminutive suffix" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "cistella", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="cistella"> From cistula (“small chest”) + -la (diminutive suffix). Head templates: {{la-noun|cistella&lt;1&gt;|g=f}} cistella f (genitive cistellae); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|cistella&lt;1&gt;}} Forms: cistellae [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], cistella [nominative, singular], cistellae [nominative, plural], cistellae [genitive, singular], cistellārum [genitive, plural], cistellae [dative, singular], cistellīs [dative, plural], cistellam [accusative, singular], cistellās [accusative, plural], cistellā [ablative, singular], cistellīs [ablative, plural], cistella [singular, vocative], cistellae [plural, vocative]
  1. diminutive of cista: a small chest or box Tags: declension-1, diminutive, feminine, form-of Form of: cista (extra: a small chest or box) Derived forms: cistellātrīx, cistellula
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        },
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        }
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      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "[t͡ʃisˈtɛl.la]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
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}
{
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    {
      "word": "cistellātrīx"
    },
    {
      "word": "cistellula"
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "table-tags"
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    },
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        "inflection-template"
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    },
    {
      "form": "cistella",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
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    {
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        ]
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    },
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        "Latin diminutive nouns",
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        "Latin first declension nouns",
        "Latin lemmas",
        "Latin nouns",
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        "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Pages using etymon with no ID",
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        "Pages with etymology trees"
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    {
      "ipa": "[kɪsˈtɛl.la]",
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        "Classical-Latin"
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    },
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      "ipa": "[t͡ʃisˈtɛl.la]",
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  ],
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}

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