costui

Meaning

he, him; this man

Concepts

this

that fellow

that person

Synonyms

costei

👩

quissu

Translations

aquest

este

ese

celui-ci

celui-là

Hyphenated as

co‧stù‧i

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kosˈtu.i/

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *eccum istūi, (genitive-)dative masculine singular of *eccum iste, from Latin eccum + istī, influenced by cui (“to whom”). Compare Romanian acestui, Old French cestui.

Sentences

Ma costui non si dà per vinto e , con la complicità di un medico .

But he does not give up and, with the complicity of a doctor.

Costui , offeso , lo denunciò al senato accademico .

He, offended, denounced him to the academic senate.