"-selves" meaning in English

See -selves in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /ˈsɛlvz/, /ˈsɛlz/ [Northumbria]
Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|head=-selves}} -selves
  1. Used in forming intensive and reflexive forms of the plural personal pronouns. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--selves-en-suffix-fQW-oxcA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using catfix, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 77 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 78 22
  2. plural of -self. Tags: form-of, morpheme, plural Form of: -self Related terms: -self
    Sense id: en--selves-en-suffix-dTLC0hor Categories (other): English plurals in -ves with singular in -f or -fe
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