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Ido
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ipse.
Pronunciation
Particle
ipsa
- self, -self, -selves, himself, herself, myself
La mastro ipsa inspektis la domo.- The master himself inspected the house.
Il ipsa volas parolar kun me.- He himself wants to speak with me.
El pozas su ipsa avan la pordo.- She laid herself in front of the door.
Usage notes
Ipsa is ordinarily used in connection with a personal pronoun; as: me ipsa: I myself; li ipsa: they themselves; but can be used with substantives; as: la rejo ipsa: the king himself; de la botelo ipsa: from the selfsame bottle; it should always be placed next to the word it modifies.
Derived terms
- ipse (“by self”)
- ipso (“the same thing”)
Latin
Alternative forms
- issa (Vulgar or Late Latin, Pompeian inscriptions)
Pronoun
ipsa
- inflection of ipse:
- nominative feminine singular
- nominative/accusative neuter plural
Pronoun
ipsā
- ablative feminine singular of ipse
Descendants