isto

See also: Isto, istô, īsto, isto-, -isto, and исто

Esperanto

Etymology

Back-formation from -isto (“person of profession concerned with”); hence literally “an ‘ist’”.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -isto

Noun

isto (accusative singular iston, plural istoj, accusative plural istojn)

1. A professional, a person who belongs to a profession.

   Voku iston.

   Call a professional.

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Interlingua

Pronoun

isto

1. (demonstrative) this

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈis.toː/, [ˈɪs̠t̪oː]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈis.to/, [ˈist̪ɔ]

Pronoun

istō

1. ablative masculine singular of iste
2. ablative neuter singular of iste

References

• isto in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• isto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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Mirandese

Pronoun

isto

1. this (the thing here)
2. this (the thing being discussed; the current situation)

Synonyms

• aquisto

See also

Mirandese demonstratives (edit)
		Pronouns					Adverbs
		Singular		Plural		Neuter
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Proximal	X	este, aqueste	esta, aquesta	estes, aquestes	estas, aquestas	isto, aquisto	eiqui, acá
	de + X	deste, daqueste	desta, daquesta	destes, daquestes	destas, daquestas	disto, daquisto	deiqui
	an + X	neste, naqueste	nesta, naquesta	nestes, naquestes	nestas, naquestas	nisto, naquisto	—
Medial	X	esse, aquesse	essa, aquessa	esses, aquesses	essas, aquessas	isso, aquisso	alhi, eilhi
	de + X	desse, daquesse	dessa, daquessa	desses, daquesses	dessas, daquessas	disso, daquisso	dalhi, deilhi
	an + X	nesse, naquesse	nessa, naquessa	nesses, naquesses	nessas, naquessas	nisso, naquisso	—
Distal	X	aquel	aqueilha	aqueilhes	aqueilhas	aqueilho, aquilho	alhi, alhá
	de + X	daquel	daqueilha	daqueilhes	daqueilhas	daqueilho, daquilho	dalhi, dalhá
	an + X	naquel	naqueilha	naqueilhes	naqueilhas	naqueilho, naquilho	—

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• ysto (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese isto, from Latin istud, neuter of iste (“that”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈiʃ.tu/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈis.tu/, /ˈi.su/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈiʃ.tu/, /ˈi.su/
  • (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈis.to/, /ˈi.so/
• Hyphenation: is‧to

Pronoun

isto n

(indefinite demonstrative pronoun)

1. this (the thing here)

   Te entregarei isto, acho que vale algo.

   I will hand this over to you, I think it’s worth something.

2. this (the thing being discussed; the current situation)

   Isto não é fácil.

   This is not easy.

3. (obsolete, literature) this sentence, this word, this dictum

Usage notes

Mainly used to represent things yet to be explained or introduced (in contrast with este or esta). Also used with objects rather than people.

The following preposition + isto contractions are very common:

• em + isto → nisto
• de + isto → disto

Synonyms

• (this): isso (Brazil), aquisto (archaic)

See also

Portuguese demonstratives (edit)
		Pronouns					Adverbs
		Singular		Plural		Neuter
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Proximal	X	este	esta	estes	estas	isto	aqui, cá
	de + X	deste	desta	destes	destas	disto	daqui
	em + X	neste	nesta	nestes	nestas	nisto	—
Medial	X	esse	essa	esses	essas	isso	aí
	de + X	desse	dessa	desses	dessas	disso	daí
	em + X	nesse	nessa	nesses	nessas	nisso	—
Distal	X	aquele	aquela	aqueles	aquelas	aquilo	ali, lá
	de + X	daquele	daquela	daqueles	daquelas	daquilo	dali
	em + X	naquele	naquela	naqueles	naquelas	naquilo	—
	a + X	àquele	àquela	àqueles	àquelas	àquilo
Anaphoric	X	o	a	os	as	—	—
	de + X	do	da	dos	das
	em + X	no	na	nos	nas
	a + X	ao	à	aos	às

Interjection

isto

1. (Brazil) that’s right; that’s correct

   — Você é o filho da Mariana? — Isto.

   “Are you Mariana’s son?” “That’s right.”

2. (Brazil) yeah! (expresses happiness with an outcome)

   Eles perderam! Isto!

   They lost! Yeah!

Synonyms

• (that’s right): isso, correto, exatamente
• (yeah!): isso, oba

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Serbo-Croatian

Adjective

isto

1. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular of isti

Adverb

ȉsto (Cyrillic spelling и̏сто)

1. as well, also, too, likewise

Related terms

• (adverb): takóđer/takóđe