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isso

isso

See also: issò

Chickasaw

Verb

isso

  1. to hit

Italian

Verb

isso

  1. first-person singular present indicative of issare

Neapolitan

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin ipsum, masculine accusative of ipse. Compare Italian esso.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈissə/, /ˈisːə/
  • Homophone: ìsse

Pronoun

ìsso

  1. he

Coordinate terms

Number Person Nominative Accusative Dative Reflexive Possessive Prepositional
singular first-person io (i') me mìo, mìa, mieje, meje me, méne
second-person, familiar tu te tùjo, tòja, tùoje, tòje te, téne
second-person, formal vuje ve vuósto, vósta, vuóste, vóste vuje
third-person, masculine ìsso 'o, 'u (lo, lu) 'i, 'e (li, le) se sùjo, sòja, sùoje, sòje ìsso
third-person, feminine éssa 'a (la) 'e (le) éssa
plural first-person nuje ce nuósto, nòsta, nuóste, nòste nuje
second-person, plural vuje ve vuósto, vòsta, vuóste, vòste vuje
third-person, masculine ìsse 'i, 'e (li, le) llòro se llòro (invariable) llòro
third-person, feminine llòro 'e (le)

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese esso, from Latin ipsum, neuter of ipse ‎(“itself”).

Pronunciation

Pronoun

isso m

  1. (demonstrative) that (the thing near you; the thing mentioned that concerns you)
    • 2005, Lya Wyler (translator), J. K. Rowling (English author), Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince), Rocco, page 163:
      Conserte isso, sua imprestável, conserte isso!
      Fix that, you worthless, fix that!
    Coma isso logo para podermos sair.‎
    Eat that soon so we can leave.
  2. (demonstrative, Brazil) this (the thing near me; the thing mentioned that concerns me)
    Isso é muito difícil.‎
    This is very difficult.

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:isso.

Synonyms

  • (that): aquisso
  • (this): aquisto, isto

See also

Portuguese demonstratives (edit)
Pronouns Adverbs
Singular Plural Neuter
Masculine Feminine Masculine Feminine
Proximal X este esta estes estas isto aqui, cá
de + X deste desta destes destas disto daqui
em + X neste nesta nestes nestas nisto —
Medial X esse essa esses essas isso aí
de + X desse dessa desses dessas disso daí
em + X nesse nessa nesses nessas nisso —
Distal X aquele aquela aqueles aquelas aquilo ali, lá
de + X daquele daquela daqueles daquelas daquilo dali
em + X naquele naquela naqueles naquelas naquilo —
a + X àquele àquela àqueles àquelas àquilo

Interjection

isso

  1. correct, that's it; that's right
    “Como era o nome daquele escritor?” “Saramago” “Isso!”‎
    “What was the name of that writer?” “Saramago” “That’s right.”
  2. yeah! (expresses joy or celebration)
    Meu time ganhou? Isso!‎
    My team won? Yeah!

Synonyms

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:isso.

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