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Italian
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *eccum istūi, (genitive-)dative masculine singular of *eccum iste, from Latin eccum + istī, influenced by cui (“to whom”). Compare Romanian acestui, Old French cestui.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /koˈstuj/
- Rhymes: -uj
- Hyphenation: co‧stùi
Pronoun
costui m (feminine costei, plural costoro, demonstrative)
- (literary, used to indicate a person close to the speaker) he, him; this man
1911, Giovanni Diodatti, Il Nuovo Testamento del Nostro Signore e Salvatore Gesù Cristo, San Giovanni 7:25, page 247:Non è costui quel ch'essi cercan di uccidere?- Isn't this the man they are trying to kill?
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