chicchessia

Italian

Etymology

chi (“who(ever)”) +‎ che (“that”) +‎ sia (“it is”, 3rd person singular present subjunctive of essere (“to be”))

Cognate with Piedmontese chissëssìa.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kik.kesˈsi.a/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ia
  • Hyphenation: chic‧ches‧sì‧a

Pronoun

chicchessia (invariable)

  1. anyone, anybody; whoever, whomsoever
  2. (in a negative context) nobody, no one

Synonyms

See also

References
  1. chicchessia in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
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