Wiktionary

ipsa

Ido

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin ipse.

Pronunciation

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Particle

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ipsa

  1. 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

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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

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

Latin

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Alternative forms

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  • issa (Vulgar or Late Latin, Pompeian inscriptions)

Pronoun

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ipsa

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

Pronoun

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ipsā

  1. ablative feminine singular of ipse

Descendants

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