Selbst

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German

Etymology

Nominalization of selbst

Pronunciation

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Noun

Selbst n (strong, genitive Selbst, no plural)

  1. (psychology) the self

Declension

Declension of Selbst
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das Selbst
genitive eines des Selbst
dative einem dem Selbst
accusative ein das Selbst

Further reading

  • “Selbst” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Selbst” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Selbst” in Duden online
  • Selbst on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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