ipsa

Ido edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin ipse.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈipsa/

Particle edit

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 edit

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 edit

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

Latin edit

Alternative forms edit

issa (Vulgar or Late Latin, Pompeian inscriptions)

Pronoun edit

ipsa

inflection of ipse:
1. nominative feminine singular
2. nominative/accusative neuter plural

Pronoun edit

ipsā

ablative feminine singular of ipse

Descendants edit

Aromanian: nãsã, isã, easã
Catalan: eixa, sa
Italian: essa
Romanian: însă
Sardinian: sa
Portuguese: essa
Spanish: esa