"selbst" meaning in German

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Adverb

IPA: /zɛlpst/, /zɛlps/ Audio: De-selbst.ogg
Etymology: With excrescent -t fossilized from the nonfeminine genitive singular Middle High German sëlbes, from the Old High German pronoun selb, selbo, from Proto-Germanic *selbaz, from Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ- (“one's own”), from *s(w)e- (“separate, apart”). Compare Low German sulv, Dutch zelf, English self, Danish selv. Etymology templates: {{der|de|gmh|sëlbes}} Middle High German sëlbes, {{inh|de|goh|-}} Old High German, {{m|goh|selb}} selb, {{m|goh|selbo}} selbo, {{der|de|gem-pro|*selbaz}} Proto-Germanic *selbaz, {{der|de|ine-pro|*selbʰ-||one's own}} Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ- (“one's own”), {{m|ine-pro|*s(w)e-||separate, apart}} *s(w)e- (“separate, apart”), {{cog|nds|sulv}} Low German sulv, {{cog|nl|zelf}} Dutch zelf, {{cog|en|self}} English self, {{cog|da|selv}} Danish selv Head templates: {{head|de|adverb||||am {{{2}}}|head=|sort=}} selbst, {{de-adv}} selbst
  1. even Synonyms: sogar
    Sense id: en-selbst-de-adv-7DgGPIgf
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Particle

IPA: /zɛlpst/, /zɛlps/ Audio: De-selbst.ogg
Etymology: With excrescent -t fossilized from the nonfeminine genitive singular Middle High German sëlbes, from the Old High German pronoun selb, selbo, from Proto-Germanic *selbaz, from Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ- (“one's own”), from *s(w)e- (“separate, apart”). Compare Low German sulv, Dutch zelf, English self, Danish selv. Etymology templates: {{der|de|gmh|sëlbes}} Middle High German sëlbes, {{inh|de|goh|-}} Old High German, {{m|goh|selb}} selb, {{m|goh|selbo}} selbo, {{der|de|gem-pro|*selbaz}} Proto-Germanic *selbaz, {{der|de|ine-pro|*selbʰ-||one's own}} Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ- (“one's own”), {{m|ine-pro|*s(w)e-||separate, apart}} *s(w)e- (“separate, apart”), {{cog|nds|sulv}} Low German sulv, {{cog|nl|zelf}} Dutch zelf, {{cog|en|self}} English self, {{cog|da|selv}} Danish selv Head templates: {{head|de|particle}} selbst
  1. personally, by oneself Synonyms: selber Derived forms: selb, selber, selbe, selbig, selbstständig
    Sense id: en-selbst-de-particle-NLOpwyRA Related terms: auf sich selbst gestellt, höchstselbst, Selbst [noun], Selbstachtung, Selbstanzeige, Selbstaufgabe, Selbstbefriedigung, Selbstbehauptung, Selbstbelügung, Selbstbezichtigung, Selbstdarstellung, Selbstentfremdung, Selbsterkenntnis, Selbstheirat, Selbstlaut, Selbstliebe, Selbstporträt, Selbstregierung, selbstständig, Selbsttötung, Selbstverarschung, Selbstverleugnung, Selbstversorgung, Selbstvertrauen, von selbst
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  "etymology_text": "With excrescent -t fossilized from the nonfeminine genitive singular Middle High German sëlbes, from the Old High German pronoun selb, selbo, from Proto-Germanic *selbaz, from Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ- (“one's own”), from *s(w)e- (“separate, apart”). Compare Low German sulv, Dutch zelf, English self, Danish selv.",
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      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "adverb",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "am {{{2}}}",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "selbst",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "selbst",
      "name": "de-adv"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "German terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Even you admitted it.",
          "text": "Selbst du hast es zugegeben.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "even"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "even",
          "even"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "sogar"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/zɛlpst/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/zɛlps/"
    },
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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/1/1f/De-selbst.ogg/De-selbst.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1f/De-selbst.ogg",
      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "word": "selbst"
}

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