cu'

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cu"

Istriot

Preposition

cu'

1. apocopic form of cun
   • 1877, Antonio Ive, Canti popolari istriani: raccolti a Rovigno, volume 5, Ermanno Loescher, page 128:

     Cu’ ’l su’ pruoprio bucheîn el me magnasse;

     With his pretty mouth he would eat me;

Sassarese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku/

Preposition

cu'

1. apocopic form of cun (“with”)

References

• Rubattu, Antoninu (2006), Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• cu (misspelled, eye dialect)

Etymology

Apocopic form of cui, from Latin quis. Compare Italian chi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʊ] (Apocopic form)
• Rhymes: -ʊ
• Hyphenation: cu'

Pronoun

cu'

1. contraction of cui

   Cu cu' sta' parrannu?.

   Who are you talking to?

   Cu' ci u dissi?.

   Who told him/her??

Usage notes

The apocopic form cu' is rather prevalent in usage, because it is more often followed by a stressed syllable, so as to create a more fluent speaking, in the same manner as for: dui/du', cchiui/cchiù, poi/po', assai/assa', sii/si'.

Derived terms

• cuegghiadè
• cuegghiarè
• cuegghiè

See also

• a po'
• assa'
• du'
• si'