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selbst

particle · /zɛlpst/ ·
Etymology

With excrescent -t (same: eins > einst, su(n)s > sonst etc.) fossilized from the neutral gendered Middle High German sëlbes, from the Old High German pronoun selb, selbo, from Proto-Germanic *selbaz, from Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ- (“one's own”), from *s(w)e- (“separate, apart”). Compare Low German sulv, Dutch zelf, English self, Danish selv.

Translation

  1. personally, by oneself

    Du hast es selbst zugegeben.

    You yourself admitted it.

    Der Mann selbst hat uns es gesagt.

    The man himself (personally) told us.

    Letztendlich muss jeder selbst lernen.

    Everyone must learn on their own in the end.

selbst

adv · /zɛlpst/ ·
Etymology

With excrescent -t (same: eins > einst, su(n)s > sonst etc.) fossilized from the neutral gendered Middle High German sëlbes, from the Old High German pronoun selb, selbo, from Proto-Germanic *selbaz, from Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ- (“one's own”), from *s(w)e- (“separate, apart”). Compare Low German sulv, Dutch zelf, English self, Danish selv.

Translation

  1. even

    Selbst du hast es zugegeben.

    Even you admitted it.

  2. alone source:wikdict-en-de-stardict

Selbst

noun ·
Etymology

Nominalization of selbst.

Translation

  1. the self neuter, no-plural, strong
  2. the self source:dictcc-tuchemnitz-de-en

Declension

CaseSingular
Nominative Selbst
Accusative Selbst
Dative Selbst
Genitive Selbst

selbst

adj ·

Translation

  1. even source:freedict-eng-deu-dictd
  2. by oneself source:wikdict-en-de-stardict

selbst

pron ·

Translation

  1. itself source:wikdict-en-de-stardict