Talk:self

Why is this not from PIE (as Latin )? Wyang (talk) 23:01, 29 March 2013 (UTC)


 * The Latin etymology should be changed to *s(w)e-, which was the PIE third-person reflexive pronoun. As I understand it, the basic meaning of *s(w)e- was separate, apart, and this was used as the reflexive pronoun: accusative = *se, genitive = *sewe/*sei, dative = *sébʰio/*soi (no nominative). —Stephen (Talk) 05:24, 30 March 2013 (UTC)

sense of self
Should sense of self be added? --Backinstadiums (talk) 17:03, 30 November 2019 (UTC)

oneself
myself, yourself, himself, or herself (informal) enough to sustain self and family Microsoft® Encarta® 2009 --Backinstadiums (talk) 12:55, 16 January 2020 (UTC)

Various "self-" terms from Chambers 1908
I don't see these as very important or useful, since they are "sums of parts", but here is a partial list of Chambers 1908 "self-words".

adj. Self-begotten, generated or originated by one's own powers. adj. Self-blinded, led astray by oneself. n. Self-blood (obs.), direct progeny: suicide. adj. Self-born, born or produced by oneself. Self-collected, self-possessed: self-contained; Self-coloured, of the natural colour: dyed in the wool: coloured with a single tint: (hort.) uniform in colour. adj. Self-considering, considering in one's own mind, deliberating. Self-content, self-complacency; Self-covered, clothed in one's native semblance. n. Self-development, spontaneous development. n. Self-end (obs.), an end for oneself alone. adj. Self-endeared, self-loving. ns. Self-enjoyment, internal satisfaction; Self-evidence. ns. Self-evolution, development by inherent power; n. Self-feeder, a self-feeding apparatus. adj. Self-feeding, feeding automatically. Self-forgetful, devoted to others, and forgetful of one's own interests. adv. Self-forgetfully. Self-glazed, covered with glass of a single tint; n. Self-involution, mental abstraction. adjs. Self-left, left to oneself; Self-life, a life only for one's own gratification. adj. Self-moved, moved spontaneously from within. ns. Self-partiality, overestimate of one's own worth; Self-pious, hypocritical. Self-poised, kept well balanced by self-respect. ns. Self-pride, self-esteem; Self-profit, self-interest. Self-realisation, the attainment of such development as one's mental and moral nature is capable of. adjs. Self-reciprocal, self-conjugate; n. Self-renunciation, self-abnegation. adjs. Self-respectful = self-respecting; Self-reverence, great self-respect. adjs. Self-reverent; Self-scorn, a mood in which one entertains scorn for a former mood of self. ns. Self-suggestion, determination by causes inherent in the organism; Self-trust, self-reliance; Self-view, regard for one's own interest; Self-will, obstinacy. Be oneself, to be in full possession of one's powers

Equinox ◑ 01:15, 23 March 2020 (UTC)

Zoology/genetics sense not covered?
"The pink eyed white, or albino, is one of the oldest and most popular selfs amongst show breeders, and one that is often in receipt of top awards. Genetically there are almost as many types of pink eyed white as there are other varieties due to the masking effect of the albino gene when homozygous (c/c)." Equinox ◑ 23:59, 17 November 2020 (UTC)

use as pronoun
the use as in "writing a check to self" is not always humorous or commercial, since it can be used in a phrase like "note to self", but I can't think of what to put for the label. Also, the sense #1 use I don't think is always obsolete, in the way that the quote from the book uses it, which might actually be a use of the noun form anyways. Eric Schiefelbein (talk) 03:46, 29 June 2024 (UTC)