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codesto

Italian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Italian cotesto, from Old Italian cotevesto, contracted from a Vulgar Latin introductory locution *eccum tibi istum;[1] compare *eccum iste whence Italian questo.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /koˈde.sto/
  • Rhymes: -esto
  • Hyphenation: co‧dé‧sto

Determiner

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codesto (feminine codesta, masculine plural codesti, feminine plural codeste)

  1. (dated, regional, literary) this, that (referring to an object close to the addressee)

Pronoun

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codesto (feminine codesta, masculine plural codesti, feminine plural codeste)

  1. (dated, regional, literary) this, that (referring to an object close to the addressee)
    Synonyms: questo, quello

References

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  1. ^ Patota, Giuseppe (2002) Lineamenti di grammatica storica dell'italiano (in Italian), Bologna: il Mulino, →ISBN, page 137
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