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Istriot

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Preposition

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cu'

  1. Apocopic form of cun
    • 1877, Antonio Ive, Canti popolari istriani: raccolti a Rovigno, volume 5, Ermanno Loescher, page 128:
      Cu’ ’l su’ pruoprio bucheîn el me magnasse;
      With his pretty mouth he would eat me;

Sassarese

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Pronunciation

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Preposition

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cu'

  1. Apocopic form of cun (with)

References

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  • Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes

Sicilian

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Alternative forms

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  • cu (Misspelled)

Etymology

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Apocopic form of cui, from Latin quis. Compare Italian chi.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ku/ (Apocopic form)
  • Rhymes:
  • Hyphenation: cu'

Pronoun

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cu'

  1. who, whom

Usage notes

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The apocopic form cu' is prevalent rather in usage because it is used to create a more fluent sound of the sentence, becoming a reduced vowel and taking a secondary stress, in the same manner as for dui and du'.

Derived terms

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