LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

cistula

cistula f (genitive cistulae)
Classical[ˈkɪs.tʊ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[ˈt͡ʃis.tu.la]

Meaning

  1. femininea basket
    Ubi patera nunc est? —In cistulā.Where is the dish now? —In the basket.c. 190 BCE – 185 BCE, Plautus, Amphitruo
  2. diminutivefemininediminutive of cista: a small chest

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecistulacistulae
genitivecistulaecistulārum
dativecistulaecistulīs
accusativecistulamcistulās
ablativecistulācistulīs
vocativecistulacistulae

cistŭla, ae, f. dim. cista,
I. a little box, chest, or basket, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 264; id. Rud. 2, 3, 58; 4, 4, 38 sq.; Mart. 4, 46, 13; App. M. 9, p. 236, 40.

Origins

Ancient Greek κίστη (kístē)bor. Latin cista Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -ula Latin cistula From cista (“a trunk, a chest, a casket”) + -ula (diminutive suffix).

Descendants
  • Englishcistula

In English words that came into English from cistula

  • cistulacistula
  • cistellacistella

Quick answers

What does cistula mean in Latin?
cistula, a noun, means “a basket; diminutive of cista: a small chest”.
What is the genitive of cistula?
The genitive singular is cistulae. cistula is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce cistula?
In classical Latin, [ˈkɪs.tʊ.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈt͡ʃis.tu.la].