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Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *icek, *iccek, from Proto-Uralic *iće ~ *iśe. Cognate to Estonian ise, Erzya эсь (eś, “own, oneself”) and -сь (-ś) in монсь (mońś, “I myself”). Originally, itse meant "the conscious mind" (as a part of the soul).
Pronunciation
Pronoun
itse
- oneself (used to emphasize the person of the head word)
Sinun täytyy tehdä se itse.- You must do it yourself.
Itse pomo tuli paikalle.- The boss himself/herself came there.
Inflection
Not inflected, but see itsensä.
Derived terms
Noun
itse
- (psychology) self, ego
- Synonym: minä
Declension
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Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *icek, from Proto-Uralic *iće. Cognates include Finnish itse and Estonian ise.
Pronunciation
Pronoun
itse
- oneself
1936, L. G. Terehova, V. G. Erdeli, translated by Mihailov and P. I. Maksimov, Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 6:Ken arvajaa matkapoolen itsest - „oikiaa“, „kurraa“, „ettee“, „takkaa“, - se kiiree öksyy veerahas paikaas.- Whoever determines the direction of a journey from oneself - „to the right“, „to the left“, „forward“, „backward“, - that will quickly get lost in an unfamiliar location.
1936, V. I. Junus, Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 3:Osa iƶoroist veel nytkii kutsuu itsiätä karjalaisiks.- Some Ingrians even now still call themselves Karelians.
- (literally, “A part from the Ingrians now still calls itself Karelians.”)
1936, D. I. Efimov, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 7:Mama miun saattoi itsen eest lehmiä lypsemää.- Mummy sent me on behalf of herself to milk the cows.
Declension
possessor
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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itseen
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itsemme
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2nd person
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itsees
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itsenne
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3rd person
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itseehe1)
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itsesse
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*) Possessive reflexives are obsolete in modern Ingrian. 1) Scarcely attested. Possibly originally an illative functioning as a nominative.
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References
- V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 101
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 97
- Olga I. Konkova, Nikita A. Dyachkov (2014) Inkeroin Keel: Пособие по Ижорскому Языку, →ISBN, page 39