semet

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See also: semeț and šɛmɛt

Latin

Etymology

sui +‎ -met

Pronoun

sēmet

  1. oneself, himself, herself, itself
    ne ignorando regem semet ipse aperiret quis esset
    lest his ignorance of the king would reveal who he was

Declension

Pronominal declension with -met suffix.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative — —
Genitive suīmet suīmet
Dative sibimet sibimet
Accusative sēmet sēmet
Ablative sēmet sēmet
Vocative — —

References

  • “semet”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “semet”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • semet in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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