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/

• Audio (US):

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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.

Synonyms

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

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with self-

self-abandoned

self-abased

self-abasing

self-abnegation

self-abnegatory

self-absorbed

self-absorption

self-abuse

self-acceptance

self-access

self-accompanied

self-acknowledgedly

self-acting

self-action

self-activity

self-actualisation

self-actualization

self-actualize

self-addressed

self-adhesive

self-adjoint

self-adjusting

self-adjustment

self-administered

self-advancement

self-advertise

self-advertisement

self-advocacy

self-affinity

self-affliction

self-aggrandizement

self-aggrandizing

self-analysis

self-annihilate

self-annihilation

self-anoint

self-antigen

self-applause

self-appointed

self-archive

self-archiving

self-arrest

self-ascribed

self-assembled

self-assembling

self-assembly

self-assertion

self-assertive

self-assessment

self-assuming

self-assumption

self-assurance

self-assured

self-attention

self-authenticating

self-aware

self-awareness

self-balancing

self-belief

self-beration

self-betrayal

self-betterment

self-billing

self-binder

self-blended

self-blimped

self-blood

self-branding

self-build

self-built

self-care

self-catering

self-catheterisation

self-catheterization

self-censor

self-censorship

self-centered

self-centration

self-centred

self-certification

self-certify

self-changing

self-check out

self-checkout

self-circumcision

self-cleaning

self-clocking

self-closing

self-colonize

self-coloured

self-command

self-commutator

self-complacency

self-complacent

self-conceit

self-conceited

self-concept

self-conception

self-condemned

selfcondensation

self-confessed

self-confidence

self-confident

self-confiding

self-confrontation

self-congratulate

self-congratulation

selfcongratulatory

self-conjugate

self-conscious

self-consciousness

self-consistent

self-consolation

self-contain

self-contained

self-contempt

self-contradiction

self-contradictory

self-control

self-controlled

self-convicted

self-conviction

self-cooker

self-cooling

self-correct

self-coup

self-create

self-critical

self-criticism

self-critique

self-cultivation

self-culture

self-deal

self-debate

self-deceit

self-deceive

self-deceiver

self-deception

self-deceptive

self-declared

self-defeating

self-defence

self-defense

self-deficient

self-defilement

self-defined

self-delete

self-deletion

self-deliver

self-delusion

self-denial

self-denier

self-denigrating

self-denigration

self-denying

self-deport

self-deportation

self-deprecate

self-deprecating

self-deprecation

self-deprecatory

self-depreciation

self-deprivation

self-described

self-despair

self-destroyer

self-destruct

self-destruction

self-destructive

self-determination

self-determine

self-determined

self-determinist

self-devoted

self-devotion

self-diagnose

self-diagnoser

self-diagnosis

self-diagnostic

self-directed

self-direction

self-discharger

self-discipline

self-disciplined

self-discovery

self-discrimination

self-disgust

self-dissatisfaction

self-distance

self-distribute

selfdistributive

self-distrust

self-doubt

self-drilling

self-drive

self-driving

self-dry

self-dual

self-edit

self-educate

• 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- (üź-)
• 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 (he) (atzmí)
• Hungarian: ön- (hu)
• Indonesian: swa-
• Irish: féin-
• Italian: auto- (it)
• Japanese: 自己 (ja) (じこ, jiko), 自 (ja) (じ, ji)
• Lithuanian: savi-
• 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)

Anagrams

• FLES, LSFE, elfs

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-

selfbana

selfcwala

selfcwalu

selfwille

Descendants

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