'sto

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sto"

Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sto/^°

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• Hyphenation: 'sto

Determiner

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

1. contraction of questo (“this”)

Usage notes

• 'st' is also used in the singular, before a vowel (cfr. quest')
  • 2021, “Open Bar”, in Devastante, performed by Il Pagante ft. Stash:

    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

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

Pronoun

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

1. only used in 'sto qua and 'sto qui