egoist

See also: Egoist and egoïst

English

Etymology

From French égoïste, from Latin ego + -iste. By surface analysis, ego +‎ -ist.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈiːɡoʊ.ɪst/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Hyphenation: ego‧ist

Noun

egoist (plural egoists)

1. An advocate of egoism.
2. An egocentric or self-centered person.
3. (nonstandard, by confusion of the similar words) An egotist (person who talks excessively about themselves).

Derived terms

• egoistic
• rational egoist
• superegoist

Related terms

• egoism
• egoistical
• egotist

Translations

advocate of egoism

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 自我主義者 / 自我主义者 (zìwǒ zhǔyì zhě), 利己主義者 / 利己主义者 (lìjǐ zhǔyì zhě)

• Danish: egoist (da) c
• Esperanto: egoisto
• Finnish: egoisti (fi)
• French: égoïste (fr) m or f
• German: Egoist (de) m, Egoistin (de) f
• Ido: egoisto (io)
• Japanese: エゴイスト (ja) (egoisuto), 利己主義者 (りこしゅぎしゃ, rikoshugisha)
• Macedonian: егои́ст m (egoíst), егои́стка f (egoístka)
• Polish: egoista (pl) m, egoistka (pl) f
• Romanian: egoist (ro) m
• Russian: эгои́ст (ru) m (egoíst), эгои́стка (ru) f (egoístka)
• Spanish: egoísta (es) m
• Swedish: egoist (sv) c
• Urdu: انا پرست (anā parast)

self-centered or selfish person

• Azerbaijani: xudbin
• Danish: egoist (da)
• Finnish: egoisti (fi)
• Georgian: ეგოისტი (egoisṭi), მეთავისე (metavise)
• Indonesian: egois (id)
• Irish: féinspéisí m
• Macedonian: се́бичник m (sébičnik)
• Norwegian: egoist
• Polish: egoista (pl) m, egoistka (pl) f, samolub (pl) m, samolubka f, sobek (pl) m
• Romanian: egoist (ro) m
• Swedish: egoist (sv) c

person who talks excessively about himself or believes in his own importance or superiority — see egotist

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Translations to be checked

• German: ^{(please verify)} Egoist (de) m

Anagrams

• goes it, stogie

Danish

Etymology

From French égoïste.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [eɡoˈisd]

Noun

egoist c (singular definite egoisten, plural indefinite egoister)

1. egoist

   Synonym: egotripper (colloquial)

Declension

Declension of egoist

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	egoist	egoisten	egoister	egoisterne
genitive	egoists	egoistens	egoisters	egoisternes

Further reading

• “egoist” in Den Danske Ordbog

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French égoïste. By surface analysis, ego- +‎ -ist.

Adjective

egoist m or n (feminine singular egoistă, masculine plural egoiști, feminine/neuter plural egoiste)

1. selfish

Declension

Declension of egoist

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	egoist		egoistă	egoiști	egoiste
	definite	egoistul		egoista	egoiștii	egoistele
genitive- dative	indefinite	egoist		egoiste	egoiști	egoiste
	definite	egoistului		egoistei	egoiștilor	egoistelor

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛɡʊˈɪst/
• Rhymes: -ɪst

Noun

egoist c

1. egoist

Declension

Declension of egoist

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	egoist	egoists
	definite	egoisten	egoistens
plural	indefinite	egoister	egoisters
	definite	egoisterna	egoisternas

Turkish

Etymology

From French égoïste.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.ɡɔ.ist/

Adjective

egoist

1. egoistic

Noun

egoist (definite accusative egoisti, plural egoistler)

1. egoist

Related terms

• ego
• egosantrik
• egosantrist
• egosantrizm