'sto

See also: sto, stó, stò, što, -sto, and -stö

Italian

Etymology

Apheresis from earlier esto, from Latin istum, accusative masculine singular of iste (“that”, pronoun), of Proto-Indo-European origin. Compare questo, codesto and stesso.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsto/, [ˈs̪t̪o]
Stress: 'stó
Hyphenation: 'sto

Adjective

'sto (feminine singular 'sta, masculine plural 'sti, feminine plural 'ste)

(dialectal, informal) Contraction of esto., this

Usage notes

'st' is also used in the singular, before a vowel

Derived terms

stamani, stamattina (“this morning”)
stanotte (“tonight; last night”)
stasera (“this evening, tonight”)
stavolta (“this time”)

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