Italian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Italian istesso, from Latin istum (that) + ipsum (himself).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈstes.so/
  • Rhymes: -esso
  • Hyphenation: stés‧so
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Determiner edit

stesso (feminine stessa, masculine plural stessi, feminine plural stesse) (demonstrative)

  1. same, equal
    Synonyms: solito, uguale, pari, medesimo
  2. -self, myself, yourself, himself, itself, myself
    Vede se stesso.He sees himself.
    Vede se stessa.She sees herself.

Derived terms edit

Pronoun edit

stesso m sg (feminine singular stessa, masculine plural stessi, feminine plural stesse) (demonstrative)

  1. (the same person) same, same person, same man
  2. (the same thing) same, same thing
    È lo stesso.It is the same.

Further reading edit

  • Patota, Giuseppe. 2002. Lineamenti di grammatica storica dell'italiano (in Italian). Bologna: il Mulino. Pp. 137–138.