ipsa

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ipse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈipsa/

Particle

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

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

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

Latin

Alternative forms

• issa (Pompeian inscriptions)

Pronunciation 1

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈɪp.sa]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈip.sa]

Determiner

ipsa

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

Pronunciation 2

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈɪp.saː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈip.sa]

Determiner

ipsā

1. ablative feminine singular of ipse

Descendants

• Aromanian: nãsã, isã, easã
• Catalan: eixa, sa
• Italian: essa
• Judeo-Italian: אֵיסַה (ʔesah /⁠essa⁠/)
• Romanian: însă
• Sardinian: sa
• Portuguese: essa
• Spanish: esa