chicchessia

Italian

Etymology

chi (“who(ever)”) +‎ che (“that”) +‎ sia (“it is”, 3rd person singular present subjunctive of essere (“to be”))

Cognate with Piedmontese chissëssìa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kik.kesˈsi.a/
• Rhymes: -ia
• Hyphenation: chic‧ches‧sì‧a

Pronoun

chicchessia (invariable)

1. anyone, anybody; whoever, whomsoever
2. (in a negative context) nobody, no one

Synonyms

• (anyone; whoever): chiunque
• (no one): nessuno

See also

• checchessia