egoist

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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):(file)
  • 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).

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French égoïste.

Adjective

egoist m or n (feminine singular egoistă, masculine plural egoiști, feminine and 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

Noun

egoist c

  1. egoist

Declension

Declension of egoist 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative egoist egoisten egoister egoisterna
Genitive egoists egoistens egoisters egoisternas

Turkish

Etymology

From French égoïste.

Pronunciation

Adjective

egoist

  1. egoistic

Noun

egoist (definite accusative egoisti, plural egoistler)

  1. egoist
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