"sio" meaning in Italian

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Determiner

IPA: /ˈsi.o/ Forms: sia [feminine], sii [masculine, plural], sie [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -io Etymology: Reshaping of suo by analogy with mio (“my; mine”, 1ˢᵗ-person singular possessive determiner). Head templates: {{it-det|mpl=sii}} sio (feminine sia, masculine plural sii, feminine plural sie), {{tlb|it|regional}} (regional)
  1. obsolete form of suo (“his, her, its”, 3ʳᵈ-person singular possessive determiner) Tags: alt-of, obsolete, regional Alternative form of: suo (extra: “his, her, its”, 3ʳᵈ-person singular possessive determiner)
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          "text": "Dice che vo’ solamente sentì quello che li vo’ dicere questo ’namorato sio, e che non ze pienzi de volé passà più inanzi, ch’aitramente li cacciarà un cortiello nella gola.",
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          "text": "Dice che vo’ solamente sentì quello che li vo’ dicere questo ’namorato sio, e che non ze pienzi de volé passà più inanzi, ch’aitramente li cacciarà un cortiello nella gola.",
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