"-self" meaning in English

See -self in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Rhymes: -ɛlf Etymology: From self; compare Dutch -zelf. Etymology templates: {{m|en|self}} self, {{cog|nl|-zelf}} Dutch -zelf Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -self, {{en-suffix}} -self
  1. Used in forming intensive and reflexive forms of the singular personal pronouns. Tags: morpheme Related terms: -selves
    Sense id: en--self-en-suffix-7JnMHKei Derived forms: herself, himself, itself, meself [dialectal, nonstandard], myself, oneself, ourself, theeself, themself [proscribed, sometimes], thyself [archaic], yourself

Inflected forms

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