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Italian
Etymology
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
- IPA(key): /koˈde.sto/
- Rhymes: -esto
- Hyphenation: co‧dé‧sto
Determiner
codesto (feminine codesta, masculine plural codesti, feminine plural codeste)
- (dated, regional, literary) this, that (referring to an object close to the addressee)
Pronoun
codesto (feminine codesta, masculine plural codesti, feminine plural codeste)
- (dated, regional, literary) this, that (referring to an object close to the addressee)
- Synonyms: questo, quello
References
- ^ Patota, Giuseppe (2002) Lineamenti di grammatica storica dell'italiano (in Italian), Bologna: il Mulino, →ISBN, page 137