"self-" meaning in English

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Prefix

IPA: /sɛlf/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-self-.wav [US]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- From Middle English self-, silf-, seolf-, from Old English self-, sylf-, seolf-, from Proto-Germanic *selba-, from Proto-Germanic *selbaz (“self”). Cognate with Dutch zelf- (“self-”), German Low German sülvst- (“self-”), German selbst- (“self-”), Swedish själv- (“self-”), Icelandic sjálf- (“self-”). More at self. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:inh|enm:self-<ety:inh<ang:self->>|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*swé", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*selbʰ-", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*selbaz", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "self", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "self-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "self-", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "self-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="self-">, {{inh|en|enm|self-}} Middle English self-, {{inh|en|ang|self-}} Old English self-, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*selba-}} Proto-Germanic *selba-, {{der|en|gem-pro|*selbaz||self}} Proto-Germanic *selbaz (“self”), {{cog|nl|zelf-|t=self-}} Dutch zelf- (“self-”), {{cog|nds-de|sülvst-|t=self-}} German Low German sülvst- (“self-”), {{cog|de|selbst-|t=self-}} German selbst- (“self-”), {{cog|sv|själv-|t=self-}} Swedish själv- (“self-”), {{cog|is|sjálf-|t=self-}} Icelandic sjálf- (“self-”) Head templates: {{en-prefix}} self-
  1. of, by, in or with oneself or itself Tags: morpheme Synonyms (of, by, in or with oneself or itself): auto-, ipsi- Translations (of, by, in or with oneself or itself): үҙ- (üð-) (Bashkir), auto- (Catalan), 自相 (zìxiāng) (Chinese Mandarin), 自己 (zìjǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), (zì) (Chinese Mandarin), sebe- (Czech), své- (Czech), itse- (Finnish), auto- (French), auto- (Galician), თვით- (tvit-) (Georgian), თავ- (tav-) (Georgian), selbst- (German), auto- (German), αυτο- (afto-) (Greek), αυτό- (aftó-) (Greek), עצמי (atzmí) (Hebrew), ön- (Hungarian), swa- (Indonesian), féin- (Irish), auto- (Italian), 自己 (jiko) (alt: じこ) (Japanese), (ji) (alt: ) (Japanese), savi- (Lithuanian), swa- (Malay), kiriaro (Māori), samo- (Polish), auto- (Portuguese), само- (samo-) (Russian), себе- (sebe-) (Russian), авто- (avto-) (Russian), fèin- (Scottish Gaelic), auto- (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-self--en-prefix-mhMKSypI Categories (other): English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 74 26 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 82 18 Disambiguation of 'of, by, in or with oneself or itself': 100 0 Derived forms: self-adjointness, self-centeredness, self-confidently, self-consciously, self-drilling screw, self-finished, self-finishing, self-fulfilling prophecy, self-injured, self-injures, self-injuring, self-raising flour, self-referential meaning, self-tapping screw Disambiguation of 'of, by, in or with oneself or itself': 100 0
  2. automatic Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-self--en-prefix-U-D~NIyb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages using catfix, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Terms with Bashkir translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Lithuanian translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Māori translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 29 71 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 35 65 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Bashkir translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Lithuanian translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Māori translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 21 79
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