See also: Cistella English Etymology From Latin cistella, from cista (“a box”). Noun cistella (plural cistellae) The capsular shield of some lichens. Anagrams call site, callsite Catalan Alternative forms cestella (dated) Etymology From Latin cistella.[1] Noun cistella f (plural cistelles) basket Synonym: cistell (sports) basket (Internet) shopping basket Derived terms cistellcistelladacistellarracistellassacistelletaesser un babau cistellaomplir la cistella plenaperdre la cistella Related terms cisteller References [1]“cistella” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. Further reading “cistella” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans. “cistella” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. Latin Etymology From cistula (“small chest”) + -la (diminutive suffix). Pronunciation (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /kisˈtel.la/, [kɪs̠ˈt̪ɛlːʲä] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /t͡ʃisˈtel.la/, [t͡ʃisˈt̪ɛlːä] Noun cistella f (genitive cistellae); first declension diminutive of cista: a small chest or box Declension First-declension noun.More information singular, plural ... singular plural nominative cistella cistellae genitive cistellae cistellārum dative cistellae cistellīs accusative cistellam cistellās ablative cistellā cistellīs vocative cistella cistellae Close Derived terms cistellātrīx cistellula Descendants → Basque: xistera → Spanish: chistera → English: cistella Spanish: cestilla References “cistella”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “cistella”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & BrothersWikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.