voialtri

Italian

Alternative forms

  • voi altri
  • vojaltri (obsolete)

Etymology

Univerbation of voi +‎ altri. Compare Sicilian vuiautri, Piedmontese vojàutri, Catalan vosaltres, French vous autres, Spanish vosotros.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /voˈjal.tri/[1], /vo.iˈal.tri/[1][2]
  • Rhymes: -altri
  • Hyphenation: vo‧iàl‧tri, vo‧i‧àl‧tri

Pronoun

voialtri m pl (feminine voialtre)

  1. (uncommon) you, you lot

Usage notes

  • Used especially to distinguish a small group from everyone else.
  • Refers to a group of members with unspecified gender, or a group with at least one masculine member.

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 voialtri in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
  2. ^ voialtri in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

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