cu'

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cu"

Istriot

Preposition

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku/

Preposition

cu'

1. Apocopic form of cun (“with”)

References

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

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• cu (Misspelled)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Pronoun

cu'

1. who, whom

Usage notes

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

• cuegghiè
• cuegghiadè
• cuegghiarè