itse

See also itse-

Finnish

(index it)

Etymology

Originally, itse meant the “conscious mind”, one part of the two-sided soul, while the other part being henki (“breath”) — therefore, itsensä tappaminen (“killing oneself”), was literally “killing one's conscious mind” by that perception. Nowadays, that usage is quite rare and the noun itse is used in psychology to mean ego.

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈit̪se̞ˣ]
• Hyphenation: it‧se

Pronoun

itse

1. 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.

2. by -self, on/by one's own.

   Vietin koko päivän itsekseni.

   I spent the whole day by myself.

3. oneself; used reflexively with a possessive suffix

   Sinun täytyy luottaa itseesi.

   You must trust yourself.

   Anna kertoi Riitan yrittäneen tappaa itsensä.

   Anna told that Riitta had tried to kill herself.

4. (as modifier in compound words) auto-, self-; see also separate entry for itse-

   Levitä itseruskettavaa voidetta iholle.

   Spread some self-tanning lotion on the skin.

Derived terms

• adjectives: itseinen, itsekäs, itsenäinen, itsepäinen
• adverbs: itse asiassa, itsekseen, itsellään, itsessään, itsestään
• nouns: itsellinen, itseys
• pronouns: (reflexive) itseni, itsesi, itsensä, itsemme, itsenne
• phrases: itse teossa

Compounds

See compounds section under itse-.

Noun

itse

1. (psychology) self, ego

Declension

Declension of itse (type nalle) singular plural nominative itse – genitive itsen – partitive itseä – accusative itse itsen – inessive itsessä – elative itsestä – illative itseen – adessive itsellä – ablative itseltä – allative itselle – essive itsenä – translative itseksi – instructive – – abessive itsettä – comitative – – 1) Rare.

Synonyms

• (ego) minä

Anagrams

• esti, etsi, seit, ties