κύστις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH- (to cover) or from κύω (kúō).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κύστις • (kústis) f (genitive κύστεως); third declension

  1. bladder
    Synonym: φῦσᾰ (phûsa)

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • French: kyste
  • Greek: κύστη (kýsti)

References

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