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self-

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

English

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Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *swé?
Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der.
Proto-Germanic *selbaz
Old English self
Old English self-
Middle English self-
English self-

    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

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    Prefix

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    self-

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

    Usage notes

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    • 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

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

    Derived terms

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    English terms prefixed with self-
    self-abandoned
    self-abased
    self-abasement
    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-aggrandize
    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-chastisement
    self-check out
    self-checkout
    self-circumcision
    self-cleaning
    self-clinging
    self-clocking
    self-closing
    self-colonize
    self-coloured
    self-command
    self-commutator
    self-compassion
    self-competition
    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-death
    self-debate
    self-deceit
    self-deceive
    self-deceiver
    self-deception
    self-deceptive
    self-declare
    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-depreciate
    self-depreciating
    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

    Translations

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    References

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

    Anagrams

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    Old English

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    Alternative forms

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    Etymology

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      From pronoun self.

      Pronunciation

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      Prefix

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      self-

      1. self
        ‎self- + ‎cwalu (“killing”) → ‎selfcwalu (“suicide”)
        ‎self- + ‎-dōm (“-dom”) → ‎selfdōm (“independence”)
        ‎self- + ‎-wille (“willing”) → ‎selfwille (“voluntary”)

      Derived terms

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      Old English terms prefixed with self-
      selfbana
      selfcwala
      selfcwalu
      selfmyrþere
      selfwille

      Descendants

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