self-

From Middle English self-, silf-, seolf-, from Old English self-, sylf-, seolf-, from Proto-Germanic *selba-, from Proto-Germanic *selbaz (“self”). Cognate with Dutch zelf- (“self-”), German Low German sülvst- (“self-”), German selbst- (“self-”), Swedish själv- (“self-”), Icelandic sjálf- (“self-”). More at self.

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /sɛlf/

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self-

1. of, by, in or with oneself or itself
2. automatic

• Words derived from self- are usually formed with a hyphen. Using a hyphen is recommended by the U.S. Government Printing Office Style Manual.^[1]

• (of, by, in or with oneself or itself): auto-, ipsi-

• FLES, LSFE, elfs

• seolf-, sylf-

From pronoun self.

• IPA^(key): /self/, [seɫf]

self-

1. self

   ‎self- + ‎cwalu (“killing”) → ‎selfcwalu (“suicide”)

   ‎self- + ‎-dōm (“-dom”) → ‎selfdōm (“independence”)

   ‎self- + ‎-wille (“willing”) → ‎selfwille (“voluntary”)

• Middle English: self-, sylf-, seolf-
  • English: self-