chistu

Neapolitan

Determiner

chistu (feminine chesta, masculine plural chisti, feminine plural cheste)

1. Alternative form of chisto (“this”)

Sicilian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *eccum iste, from eccum + iste. Compare Italian questo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈki.ʃt̪u]
• Hyphenation: chì‧stu

Adjective

chistu (feminine singular chista, masculine and feminine plural chisti)

1. this
2. (in the plural) these

Pronoun

chistu m (f chista, plural chisti)

1. this, this one
2. (in the plural) these, these ones

Related terms

• chiddu
• stu