"costui" meaning in Italian

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Pronoun

IPA: /koˈstuj/ Forms: costei [feminine], costoro [plural]
Rhymes: -uj 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. Etymology templates: {{inh|it|VL.||*eccum istūi}} Vulgar Latin *eccum istūi, {{m|VL.|*eccum iste}} *eccum iste, {{der|it|la|eccum}} Latin eccum, {{m|la|istī}} istī, {{m|la|cui||to whom}} cui (“to whom”), {{cog|ro|acestui}} Romanian acestui, {{cog|fro|cestui}} Old French cestui Head templates: {{head|it|pronoun|feminine|costei|plural|costoro|demonstrative|g=m}} costui m (feminine costei, plural costoro, demonstrative)
  1. (literary, used to indicate a person close to the speaker) he, him; this man Tags: demonstrative, literary, masculine Related terms: colui, lui
    Sense id: en-costui-it-pron-cv0zExbN Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian pronouns

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