chistu

Neapolitan

Determiner

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

  1. alternative form of chisto (“this”)

Sicilian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *eccum iste, from eccum + iste. Compare Italian questo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈki.ʃt̪u]
  • Hyphenation: chì‧stu

Adjective

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

  1. this
  2. (in the plural) these

Pronoun

chistu m (f chista, plural chisti)

  1. this, this one
  2. (in the plural) these, these ones

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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