stesso

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *st + ipsu, a contracted form of Latin istum (that, particular) + ipsum (himself).[1]

Adjective

stesso (feminine singular stessa, masculine plural stessi, feminine plural stesse) (demonstrative)

  1. same, equal
  2. -self, myself, yourself, himself, itself, myself

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Pronoun

stesso (feminine singular stessa, masculine plural stessi, feminine plural stesse) (demonstrative)

  1. (the same person) same, same person, same man
  2. (the same thing) same, same thing

Adverb

(lo) stesso

  1. all the same, just the same, the same, anyway

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References

  1. Patota, Giuseppe (2002) Lineamenti di grammatica storica dell'italiano (in Italian), Bologna: il Mulino, →ISBN, pages 137-138
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