chistu

Neapolitan

Determiner

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

  1. alternative form of chisto (“this”)

Sicilian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin (ec)cistu(m), contraction of eccum (“here he is”) +‎ iste (“he, that”). Compare Corsican questu, Italian questo, Neapolitan chisto.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈki.st̪u/, [ˈki.st̪u], [ˈki.ʃt̪ʊ]
  • Rhymes: -ist̪u, -iʃt̪ʊ
  • Hyphenation: chì‧stu

Adjective

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

  1. this

Pronoun

chistu m (f chista, plural chisti)

  1. this, this one

Derived terms

See also

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Basque txistu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃistu/ [ˈt͡ʃis.t̪u]
  • Rhymes: -istu
  • Syllabification: chis‧tu

Noun

chistu m (plural chistus)

  1. (music) a type of three-hole flute from the Basque Country

Further reading

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