"selber" meaning in German

See selber in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Pronoun

IPA: /ˈzɛlbər/, [ˈzɛl.bɐ], [s-] [Southern, also] Audio: De-selber2.ogg , De-selber.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German selber, fossiled strong masculine nominative of selp (“the same”). Thus identical to etymology 2 below with loss of inflection. Doublet of selbst, which is neutral gendered (with paragogic -t). Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|selber}} Middle High German selber, {{doublet|de|selbst}} Doublet of selbst Head templates: {{head|de|pronoun|demonstrative, invariable|cat2=demonstrative pronouns}} selber (demonstrative, invariable), {{tlb|de|often|slightly|informal}} (often slightly informal)
  1. self (as in myself, yourself, himself etc.) Tags: demonstrative, invariable Synonyms: selbst, ; (english: with people also), persönlich, in persona, leibhaftig
    Sense id: en-selber-de-pron-x1Ccgva7
  2. by oneself, on one's own, alone Tags: demonstrative, invariable Synonyms: selbst, ;, allein, eigenhändig, eigenständig, selbstständig
    Sense id: en-selber-de-pron-vl7rtULh Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 8 68 23 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 82 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 92 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Pronoun

IPA: /ˈzɛlbər/, [ˈzɛl.bɐ], [s-] [Southern, also] Audio: De-selber2.ogg , De-selber.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German selp, from Old High German selb, from Proto-Germanic *selbaz. More at self. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|selp}} Middle High German selp, {{inh|de|goh|selb}} Old High German selb, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*selbaz}} Proto-Germanic *selbaz Head templates: {{head|de|pronoun|demonstrative, inflected|cat2=demonstrative pronouns}} selber (demonstrative, inflected) Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], selber [masculine, nominative, singular, strong, without-article], selbe [feminine, nominative, singular, strong, without-article], selbes [neuter, nominative, singular, strong, without-article], selbe [nominative, plural, strong, without-article], selbes [genitive, masculine, singular, strong, without-article], selber [feminine, genitive, singular, strong, without-article], selbes [genitive, neuter, singular, strong, without-article], selber [genitive, plural, strong, without-article], selbem [dative, masculine, singular, strong, without-article], selber [dative, feminine, singular, strong, without-article], selbem [dative, neuter, singular, strong, without-article], selben [dative, plural, strong, without-article], selben [accusative, masculine, singular, strong, without-article], selbe [accusative, feminine, singular, strong, without-article], selbes [accusative, neuter, singular, strong, without-article], selbe [accusative, plural, strong, without-article], selbe [definite, masculine, nominative, singular, weak, with-article], selbe [definite, feminine, nominative, singular, weak, with-article], selbe [definite, neuter, nominative, singular, weak, with-article], selben [definite, nominative, plural, weak, with-article], selben [definite, genitive, masculine, singular, weak, with-article], selben [definite, feminine, genitive, singular, weak, with-article], selben [definite, genitive, neuter, singular, weak, with-article], selben [definite, genitive, plural, weak, with-article], selben [dative, definite, masculine, singular, weak, with-article], selben [dative, definite, feminine, singular, weak, with-article], selben [dative, definite, neuter, singular, weak, with-article], selben [dative, definite, plural, weak, with-article], selben [accusative, definite, masculine, singular, weak, with-article], selbe [accusative, definite, feminine, singular, weak, with-article], selbe [accusative, definite, neuter, singular, weak, with-article], selben [accusative, definite, plural, weak, with-article]
  1. the same Tags: demonstrative, inflected Synonyms: derselbe, selbig, gleich Derived forms: derselbe
    Sense id: en-selber-de-pron--gSH8tyR Categories (other): German demonstrative pronouns, German pronouns Disambiguation of German demonstrative pronouns: 20 27 53 Disambiguation of German pronouns: 20 23 57
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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          "english": "There are now more people living in the bordering municipalities than in the city itself.",
          "text": "In den Randgemeinden leben mittlerweile mehr Menschen als in der Stadt selber.",
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          "english": "I don’t need a craftsperson for this, I can do it (by) myself.",
          "text": "Dafür brauche ich keinen Handwerker, das kann ich selber machen.",
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          "word": "allein"
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          "text": "Erschröcklich muß der Tag des Gerichts in sich selber seyn einem jeden Christen, als welchen die Göttliche Schrifft an so viel Orten überzeuget, daß selber Tag von GOtt nicht nur zur Belohnung deren Gerechten, sondern auch zur Abstraffung deren Gottlosen bestellet seye.",
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          "text": "In den Randgemeinden leben mittlerweile mehr Menschen als in der Stadt selber.",
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          "text": "Dafür brauche ich keinen Handwerker, das kann ich selber machen.",
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      "ipa": "[ˈzɛl.bɐ]"
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          "text": "Erschröcklich muß der Tag des Gerichts in sich selber seyn einem jeden Christen, als welchen die Göttliche Schrifft an so viel Orten überzeuget, daß selber Tag von GOtt nicht nur zur Belohnung deren Gerechten, sondern auch zur Abstraffung deren Gottlosen bestellet seye.",
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          "text": "F. Lubojatzky, Der Weltkampf gegen Rußland und seine großen Ereignisse, Löbau, p. 379",
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