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Appendix:Variations of "sto"
Italian
Etymology
it esto,sto from it la istum, accusative masculine singular of la iste that pronoun, of it ine-pro - origin. Compare it questo, it codesto and it stesso.
Pronunciation
[ȯ]°<r:DiPI:‘sto><rhyme:-><audio:LL-Q652 (ita)-XANA000-’sto.wav>
Determiner
it informal
it questo<t:this>
Usage notes
it 'st' is also used in the singular, before a vowel (cfr. it quest')
it 2021 w:it:Open Bar w:it:Devastante w:Stash w:it:Il Pagante Al telegiornale, han detto che, 'st'estate, c'è il diluvio universale. On the news, they've said that, this summer, there's [going to be] the Universal Deluge.
Derived terms
it stamani,stamattina<t:this morning> stanotte<t:tonight; last night> stasera<t:this evening; tonight> stavolta<t:this time>
Pronoun
it 'sto qua,'sto qui
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