Word: cists
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: cists
Definition: Plural of cist. A crypt cut into rock, chalk, or a tree trunk, especially a coffin formed by placing stone slabs on edge and topping them with a horizontal slab or slabs.
Morphemes:
Affix: cist
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A crypt cut into rock, chalk, or a tree trunk, especially a coffin formed by placing stone slabs on edge and topping them with a horizontal slab or slabs.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: cista
Language: la
Decoded: cista
Meaning: chest, casket
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).