"zelf" meaning in Dutch

See zelf in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /zɛlf/ Audio: Nl-zelf.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛlf Etymology: From Middle Dutch self, from Old Dutch self, *selvo, from Proto-Germanic *selbaz, from Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ- (“one's own”), from *s(w)e- (“separate, apart”). Compare Low German sulv, West Frisian self, English self, German selbst, selber, Danish selv. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|self}} Middle Dutch self, {{inh|nl|odt|self}} Old Dutch self, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*selbaz}} Proto-Germanic *selbaz, {{der|nl|ine-pro|*selbʰ-||one's own}} Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ- (“one's own”), {{cog|nds|sulv}} Low German sulv, {{cog|fy|self}} West Frisian self, {{cog|en|self}} English self, {{cog|de|selbst}} German selbst, {{cog|da|selv}} Danish selv Head templates: {{head|nl|adverb}} zelf
  1. (intensifier) oneself, referring to the subject of a sentence: myself, yourself, itself, ourselves, themselves etc. Tags: emphatic, intensifier
    Sense id: en-zelf-nl-adv-Yi9wh3UM
  2. oneself, by oneself, alone Synonyms: alleen
    Sense id: en-zelf-nl-adv-U-7zeS3N
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: zelfde

Noun

IPA: /zɛlf/ Audio: Nl-zelf.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛlf Etymology: From Middle Dutch self, from Old Dutch self, *selvo, from Proto-Germanic *selbaz, from Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ- (“one's own”), from *s(w)e- (“separate, apart”). Compare Low German sulv, West Frisian self, English self, German selbst, selber, Danish selv. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|self}} Middle Dutch self, {{inh|nl|odt|self}} Old Dutch self, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*selbaz}} Proto-Germanic *selbaz, {{der|nl|ine-pro|*selbʰ-||one's own}} Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ- (“one's own”), {{cog|nds|sulv}} Low German sulv, {{cog|fy|self}} West Frisian self, {{cog|en|self}} English self, {{cog|de|selbst}} German selbst, {{cog|da|selv}} Danish selv Head templates: {{nl-noun|n|-|-}} zelf n (uncountable)
  1. self Tags: neuter, uncountable
    Sense id: en-zelf-nl-noun-BsYEszKz Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Dutch intensifiers, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 24 5 71 Disambiguation of Dutch intensifiers: 16 2 83 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 1 72 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 1 90
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "self"
      },
      "expansion": "English self",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "selbst"
      },
      "expansion": "German selbst",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "da",
        "2": "selv"
      },
      "expansion": "Danish selv",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Dutch self, from Old Dutch self, *selvo, from Proto-Germanic *selbaz, from Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ- (“one's own”), from *s(w)e- (“separate, apart”). Compare Low German sulv, West Frisian self, English self, German selbst, selber, Danish selv.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "n",
        "2": "-",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "zelf n (uncountable)",
      "name": "nl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "zelf"
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "self"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "self",
          "self"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/zɛlf/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "Nl-zelf.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/4/46/Nl-zelf.ogg/Nl-zelf.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/46/Nl-zelf.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛlf"
    }
  ],
  "word": "zelf"
}

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