"soi" meaning in French

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Pronoun

IPA: /swa/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-soi.wav
Etymology: Inherited from Old French sei, accented form of se, from Latin sē (in accented position), from Proto-Indo-European *swé (reflexive pronoun). More at se. Cognate with Italian sé, Portuguese si, Spanish sí. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|sei|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French sei, {{inh+|fr|fro|sei}} Inherited from Old French sei, {{m|fro|se}} se, {{inh|fr|la|sē}} Latin sē, {{inh|fr|ine-pro|*swé|pos=reflexive pronoun}} Proto-Indo-European *swé (reflexive pronoun), {{m|fr|se}} se, {{cog|it|sé}} Italian sé, {{cog|pt|si}} Portuguese si, {{cog|es|sí}} Spanish sí Head templates: {{fr-pron|type=personal}} soi
  1. (rare) nominative pronoun reinforcing indefinite or very generalized subject; one Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-soi-fr-pron-eYRuBaTe
  2. (more commonly) Designating or reinforcing a reflexive (direct) object or the regime of a preposition
    (chiefly) oneself
    Synonyms: soi-même
    Sense id: en-soi-fr-pron-ouxs08lI Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 10 36 30 24 1
  3. (more commonly) Designating or reinforcing a reflexive (direct) object or the regime of a preposition
    Occasionally representing other pronouns, e.g. ourselves, or translated according to the referenced indefinite subject
    Sense id: en-soi-fr-pron-CW0bAFJz Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French personal pronouns, French pronouns Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 10 36 30 24 1 Disambiguation of French personal pronouns: 12 22 33 14 20 Disambiguation of French pronouns: 17 23 36 17 7
  4. (more commonly) Designating or reinforcing a reflexive (direct) object or the regime of a preposition
    Sense id: en-soi-fr-pron-SMaqIOPD Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 10 36 30 24 1
  5. (dated) himself, herself, itself Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-soi-fr-pron-QrxDIq7y
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: aller de soi, amour de soi, chacun pour soi, chez soi, chez-soi, estime de soi, hors de soi, soi-disant, soi-même, sûr de soi Related terms: seité

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