itse

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[edit] Finnish

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[edit] Etymology

Originally, itse meant the “conscious mind”, one part of the two-sided soul, while the other part being henki (“‘breath’”) — therefore, itsensä tappaminen (“‘killing oneself’”), was literally “killing one's conscious mind” by that perception. Nowadays, that usage is quite rare and the noun itse is used in psychology to mean ego.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈit̪se̞ˣ]
• Hyphenation: it‧se

[edit] Noun

itse

1. (psychology) ego.

[edit] Declension

[edit] Synonyms

• (ego) minä

[edit] Adverb

itse

1. by -self, on/by one's own.

   • Tein tämän itse.
     • I made this by myself.
   • Vietin koko päivän itsekseni.
     • I spent the whole day by myself.

2. (before the subject of the clause, emphasizing) ... -self:

   • Itse pomo tuli paikalle.
     • The boss came there himself/herself.

3. (in the compund words) auto, self; without other means

   • Levitä itseruskettavaa voidetta iholle.
     • Spread some auto tanning lotion on the skin.

[edit] Derived terms

• adjectives: itseinen, itsekeskeinen, itsekäs, itsenäinen, itsepäinen, itserakas, itseriittoinen, itsevarma
• adverbs: itse asiassa, itsestään
• nouns: itsellinen, itsepalvelu, itsepuolustus, itsesääli, itsetunto, itsetyydytys, itsevaltias
• pronouns: (reflexive) itseni, itsesi, itsensä, itsemme, itsenne

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