ipsa
Ido
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ipse.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈipsa/
Particle
ipsa
- self, -self, -selves, himself, herself, myself
- La mastro ipsa inspektis la domo.
- The master himself imspected the house.
- Il ipsa volas parolar kun me.
- He himself wants to speak with me.
- El pozas su ipsa avan la pordo.
- She layed herself in front of the door.
Usage notes
Ispa is ordinarily used in connection with a personal pronoun; as: me ipsa: I myself; li ipsa: they themselves; but can be used with substantives; as: la rejo ipsa: the king himself; de la botelo ipsa: from the selfsame bottle; it sould always be placed next to the word it modifies.
Derived terms
- ipse (“by self”)
- ipso (“the same thing”)
Latin
Pronoun
ipsa
- nominative feminine singular of ipse
- nominative neuter plural of ipse
- accusative neuter plural of ipse
ipsā
- ablative feminine singular of ipse
Descendants
- Aromanian: nãsã, isã, easã
- Catalan: eixa, sa
- Italian: essa
- Romanian: însă
- Sardinian: sa
- Portuguese: essa
- Spanish: esa