quisto

Istriot

Alternative forms

• sto, stu

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *eccum iste, from Latin eccum + iste. Compare Italian questo, Venetan cuesto, Sicilian chistu.

Adjective

quisto m sg (feminine quista or sta, masculine plural quisti or sti, feminine plural quiste or ste)

1. this, these

Pronoun

quisto

1. this, these (this one, these ones)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkis.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkis.tu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈkiʃ.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkis.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkiʃ.tu/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -istu, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -iʃtu
• Hyphenation: quis‧to

Etymology 1

From Latin cystis, from Ancient Greek κύστις (kústis, “sac”).

Noun

quisto m (plural quistos)

1. alternative form of cisto

Etymology 2

From Latin quaesītus, from Latin quaerō. Doublet of quesito.

Adjective

quisto (feminine quista, masculine plural quistos, feminine plural quistas)

1. darling, beloved, dear

   Synonyms: querido, amado, estimado, aceite

Related terms

• benquisto
• malquisto

Further reading

• “quisto”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkisto/ [ˈkis.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -isto
• Syllabification: quis‧to

Participle

quisto (feminine quista, masculine plural quistos, feminine plural quistas)

1. (obsolete) past participle of querer

Derived terms

• bienquisto
• malquisto

Related terms

• bienquerer
• malquerer

Further reading

• “quisto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024