'sto

See also: sto, stó, stò, što, -sto, and -stö

Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsto/
• Rhymes: -o
• Hyphenation: 'stó

Adjective

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

1. (informal, dialectal) Contraction of questo: this

Usage notes

• 'st' is also used in the singular, before a vowel

Derived terms

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