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sui.

the genitive of the reflexive pronoun meaning of himself, of herself, of itself, of themselves, one another, each other, etc.

3 characters1 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

pron[ˈsu.iː]Classical-Latin[ˈsuː.i]
  1. the genitive of the reflexive pronoun meaning of himself, of herself, of itself, of themselves, one another, each other, etc.

    Oblitus suī.
    Ex nimia sui opinione.
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *s(w)ē, from Proto-Indo-European *swé. Cognates include Ancient Greek ἕ (hé), Sanskrit स्वतः (svataḥ), and perhaps Old English self (English self).

noun[ˈsu.iː]Classical-Latin[ˈsuː.i]
  1. dative singular of sūs

    dative · form-of · singular
Where this word comes from

From sūs.

verb[ˈsu.iː]Classical-Latin[ˈsuː.i]
  1. first-person singular perfect active indicative of suō

    active · first-person · form-of · indicative · perfect · singular
Where this word comes from

From suō.

pron[ˈsu.iː]Classical-Latin[ˈsuː.i]
  1. inflection of suus: genitive masculine/neuter singular

    form-of · genitive · masculine · neuter · singular
  2. inflection of suus: nominative/vocative masculine plural

    form-of · masculine · nominative · plural · vocative
Where this word comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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