enese

See also: enese-

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *hänensäk, derived from *hän (singular genitive + possessive suffix *-nsak), compare Finnish hän (“he, she”). Cognate to Livonian eņtš (“own, self”). See also enda.

Noun

enese (genitive enese, partitive ennast)

1. self, own, -self

Usage notes

There is no nominative (ise is used as one). The singular forms can also be used in the plural.

Declension

Declension of - (type irregular)

	singular	plural
nominative	-	-
genitive	enese	eneste
partitive	ennast	eneseid
illative	enesesse	enestesse
inessive	eneses	enestes
elative	enesest	enestest
allative	enesele	enestele
adessive	enesel	enestel
ablative	eneselt	enestelt
translative	eneseks	enesteks
terminative	eneseni	enesteni
essive	enesena	enestena
abessive	eneseta	enesteta
comitative	enesega	enestega

Synonyms

• enda

Derived terms

• enese-