colui

== Italian == === Etymology === Contracted from Vulgar Latin *eccum illui, (genitive-)dative masculine singular of *eccum ille, under the influence of Latin cui (“to whom”). Compare French celui. and Romanian acelui. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /koˈluj/ Rhymes: -uj Hyphenation: co‧lùi === Pronoun === colui m (feminine colei, plural coloro, demonstrative) (literary, used to indicate a person far from both the speaker and the listener) he, him; that man (literary, archaic, belonging to a person far from both the speaker and the listener) his ==== Usage notes ==== Almost always followed by a relative pronoun. When used alone, the pronouns colui, colei, and coloro are often pejorative. ==== Related terms ==== costui lui === References === === Anagrams === -ucoli, Lucio, ciulo, ciulò == Latin == === Verb === coluī first-person singular perfect active indicative of colō