cotestui

Italian

Alternative forms

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
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