isso

See also: issò

Chickasaw

Verb

isso

1. to hit

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Choctaw

Etymology 1

Noun

isso (transcription issó', inalienable)

1. (archaic) son

Declension

possessive (inalienable)	singular	paucal	plural
first-person ("my, our")	sasso	pisso	hapisso
second-person ("thy, your")	chisso	hachisso
third-person ("his, her, its, their")	isso

Synonyms

• oshi

Etymology 2

Verb

isso (active transitive)

1. to hit, to strike, to beat, to bump

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Italian

Etymology 1

From Latin ipsum, masculine accusative of ipse.

Pronoun

isso

1. Obsolete form of esso.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

isso

1. first-person singular present indicative of issare

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Neapolitan

Alternative forms

• iss
• is

Etymology

From Latin ipsum, masculine accusative of ipse. Compare Italian esso.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈissə/, /ˈisːə/
• Homophone: ìsse

Pronoun

ìsso

1. he

Coordinate terms

Number	Person	Nominative	Accusative	Dative	Reflexive	Possessive	Prepositional
singular	first-person	io (i')	me			mìo, mìa, mieje, meje	me, méne
	second-person, familiar	tu	te			tùjo, tòja, tùoje, tòje	te, téne
	second-person, formal	vuje	ve			vuósto, vósta, vuóste, vóste	vuje
	third-person, masculine	ìsso	'o, 'u (lo, lu)	'i, 'e (li, le)	se	sùjo, sòja, sùoje, sòje	ìsso
	third-person, feminine	éssa	'a (la)	'e (le)			éssa
plural	first-person	nuje	ce			nuósto, nòsta, nuóste, nòste	nuje
	second-person, plural	vuje	ve			vuósto, vòsta, vuóste, vòste	vuje
	third-person, masculine	ìsse	'i, 'e (li, le)	llòro	se	llòro (invariable)	llòro
	third-person, feminine	llòro	'e (le)

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese esso, from Latin ipsum, neuter of ipse (“itself”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈi.su/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈi.so/
• Homophone: iço

Pronoun

isso m

(indefinite demonstrative pronoun)

2. (demonstrative) that (the thing near you; the thing mentioned that concerns you)
   • 2005, J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe [Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince] (Harry Potter; 6), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 163:

     Conserte isso, sua imprestável, conserte isso!

     Fix that, you worthless, fix that!

   Coma isso logo para podermos sair.

   Eat that soon so we can leave.

4. (demonstrative, informal, Brazil) this (the thing near me; the thing mentioned that concerns me)

   Isso é muito difícil.

   This is very difficult.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:isso.

Synonyms

• (that): aquisso
• (this): aquisto, isto

Usage notes

Mainly used to represent things yet to be introduced or explained (in contrast with esse or essa). Also used with objects rather than people.

See also

Portuguese demonstratives (edit)
		Pronouns					Adverbs
		Singular		Plural		Neuter
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Proximal	X	este	esta	estes	estas	isto	aqui, cá
	de + X	deste	desta	destes	destas	disto	daqui
	em + X	neste	nesta	nestes	nestas	nisto	—
Medial	X	esse	essa	esses	essas	isso	aí
	de + X	desse	dessa	desses	dessas	disso	daí
	em + X	nesse	nessa	nesses	nessas	nisso	—
Distal	X	aquele	aquela	aqueles	aquelas	aquilo	ali, lá, acolá
	de + X	daquele	daquela	daqueles	daquelas	daquilo	dali
	em + X	naquele	naquela	naqueles	naquelas	naquilo	—
	a + X	àquele	àquela	àqueles	àquelas	àquilo
Anaphoric	X	o	a	os	as	—	—
	de + X	do	da	dos	das
	em + X	no	na	nos	nas
	a + X	ao	à	aos	às

Interjection

isso

2. correct, that's it; that's right

   “Como era o nome daquele escritor?” “Saramago” “Isso!”

   “What was the name of that writer?” “Saramago” “That’s right.”

4. yeah! (expresses joy or celebration)

   Meu time ganhou? Isso!

   My team won? Yeah!

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:isso.

Synonyms

• (that’s right): isso mesmo, correto, sim, exato
• (yeah!): oba, eba, beleza