chisto

See also: chistó

Neapolitan

Alternative forms

• chistu

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *eccum istum. Compare Italian questo.

Pronunciation

• (Naples) IPA^(key): [ˈkistə], (in sandhi) [-u]

Adjective

chisto (feminine singular chesta, masculine plural chiste, feminine plural cheste)

1. (demonstrative) this

Coordinate terms

• chillo (“that”)

References

• AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 1587: “questo e non quello?” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it

Spanish

Verb

chisto

1. first-person singular present indicative of chistar