ipsa

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ipse.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈipsa/

Particle

ipsa

  1. self, -self, -selves, himself, herself, myself
    La mastro ipsa inspektis la domo.
    The master himself imspected the house.
    Il ipsa volas parolar kun me.
    He himself wants to speak with me.
    El pozas su ipsa avan la pordo.
    She layed herself in front of the door.

Usage notes

Ispa 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 sould always be placed next to the word it modifies.

Derived terms

  • ipse (“by self”)
  • ipso (“the same thing”)

Latin

Pronoun

ipsa

  1. nominative feminine singular of ipse
  2. nominative neuter plural of ipse
  3. accusative neuter plural of ipse

ipsā

  1. ablative feminine singular of ipse

Descendants

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