self-

self-

See also: self, Self, šelf, -self, and self.

English

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /sɛlf/

Prefix

self-

1. of, by, in or with oneself or itself
2. automatic

Usage notes

• Words derived from self- are usually formed with a hyphen. Using a hyphen is recommended by the U.S. Government Printing Office Style Manual.[1]

Synonyms

• (of, by, in or with oneself or itself): auto-, ipsi-

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with self-

• 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

 

Translations

of, by, in or with oneself or itself

Bashkir: үҙ- (üð-) Catalan: auto- (ca) Chinese: Mandarin: 自相 (zh) (zìxiāng), 自己 (zh) (zìjǐ), 自 (zh) (zì) Czech: sebe- (cs), své- Finnish: itse- French: auto- (fr) Galician: auto- (gl) Georgian: თვით- (tvit-), თავ- (tav-) German: selbst-, auto- (de) Greek: αυτο- (el) (afto-), αυτό- (el) (aftó-) Hebrew: עצמי‎ (atzmí) Hungarian: ön- Indonesian: swa- Irish: féin- Italian: auto- (it) Japanese: 自己 (ja) (じこ, jiko), 自 (ja) (じ, ji) Malay: swa- (ms) Maori: kiriaro Polish: samo- (pl) Portuguese: auto- (pt) Russian: само- (ru) (samo-), себе- (sebe-), авто- (ru) (avto-) Scottish Gaelic: fèin- Spanish: auto- (es)

References

1. 6. Compounding Rules in U.S. Government Printing Office Style Manual, govinfo.gov

Anagrams

• FLES, LSFE, elfs

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Old English

Alternative forms

• seolf-, sylf-

Etymology

From pronoun self.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /self/, [seɫf]

Prefix

self-

1. self

   ‎self- + ‎cwalu (“killing”) → ‎selfcwalu (“suicide”)

   ‎self- + ‎-dōm (“-dom”) → ‎selfdōm (“independence”)

   ‎self- + ‎-wille (“willing”) → ‎selfwille (“voluntary”)

Derived terms

Old English terms prefixed with self-

Descendants

• Middle English: self-, sylf-, seolf-
  • English: self-