costui

== Italian == === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kosˈtu.i/ Rhymes: -ui Hyphenation: co‧stù‧i === Pronoun === costui m (feminine costei, plural costoro, demonstrative) (literary, used to indicate a person close to the speaker) he, him; this man ==== Usage notes ==== The pronouns costui, costei, and costoro are often pejorative. ==== Related terms ==== colui lui === References === === Anagrams === Sciuto, scuoti, uscito