cotestui

Italian

Alternative forms

• codestui (uncommon)

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *eccum tibi istūi. Compare costui and codesto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ko.teˈstuj/
• Rhymes: -uj
• Hyphenation: co‧te‧stùi

Pronoun

cotestui m (plural cotestoro, feminine cotestei)

1. (literary, dated, demonstrative) he; him; this man (used to indicate a person close to the speaker)

   Synonyms: (literary) costui, questo

Further reading

• cotestui in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication