colui
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Contracted from Vulgar Latin *eccum illui, (genitive-)dative masculine singular of *eccum ille, under the influence of Latin cui (“to whom”). Compare French celui.[1] and Romanian acelui.
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Pronoun edit
colui m (feminine colei, plural coloro, demonstrative)
- (literary, used to indicate a person far from both the speaker and the listener) he, him; that man
- 1998, J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter e la pietra filosofale[1], page 85:
- Dopo tutto, Colui-Che-Non-Deve-Essere-Nominato ha fatto grandi cose...terribili, è vero, ma grandi.
- After all, He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named did great things...terrible, yes, but great.
- 1320, Dante Alighieri, La Divina Commedia[2], Paradiso, Canto I:
- La gloria di colui che tutto move per l'universo penetra, e risplende in una parte più e meno altrove.
- The glory of Him that moves everything in the universe permeates and shines in one part and less in another.
- (literary, archaic, belonging to a person far from both the speaker and the listener) his
Usage notes edit
- Almost always followed by a relative pronoun.
- When used alone, the pronouns colui, colei, and coloro are often pejorative.
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