altrui
Italian
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *alterūi, corresponding to classical Latin alterī (dative singular of alter). The -ui ending, analogous to lui, costui, colui, is ultimately due to the influence of cui.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ui
- IPA(key): /alˈtruj/
- Rhymes: -uj
- Hyphenation: al‧trùi
Determiner
altrui (invariable)
Pronoun
altrui
- (literary) someone else, other people
- early 14th century, Dante, “Canto I”, in Inferno, lines 16–18:
- […] guardai in alto e vidi le sue spalle ¶ vestite già de’ raggi del pianeta ¶ che mena dritto altrui per ogne calle.
- Upward I looked, and I beheld its shoulders, ¶ Vested already with that planet's rays ¶ Which leadeth others right by every road.
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Anagrams
Old French
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