això

Catalan

Alternative forms

  • axò (archaic)

Etymology

From Latin ipsum hoc.

Pronunciation

  • (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /əˈʃɔ/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /ajˈʃɔ/
  • Rhymes:

Pronoun

això

  1. that, it
  2. this, it

Usage notes

In the classic three-grade system, això is second grade and thus means “that”; systems that do not distinguish or weakly distinguish the first and second grades have això supplant açò, thus having it mean “this” as well.

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