soi

Meaning

Pron

1. (feminine, masculine) Designating or reinforcing a reflexive (direct) object or the regime of a preposition
2. (feminine, masculine) Designating or reinforcing a reflexive (direct) object or the regime of a preposition
3. (feminine, masculine) Designating or reinforcing a reflexive (direct) object or the regime of a preposition
4. (feminine, masculine, rare) nominative pronoun reinforcing indefinite or very generalized subject; one
5. (dated, feminine, masculine) himself, herself, itself

Noun

the self

Concepts

oneself

himself

self

you

themselves

altered self

Soi

for one’s self

herself

itself

personally

Synonyms

se

lui

elle

👩

eux

on

1️⃣

personnellement

propre

quelque chose

saisir

seul

tout

soi-même

devant

Translations

sich

sí

sé

Selbst

kendisi

mirovî

si

mirov

uno

1

eigenhändig

Ich

direkt

selbst

in eigener Person

tu

Pronounced as (IPA)

/swa/

Etymology

Inherited from Old French: sei

Inherited from Latin: sē

Cognate with Italian: sé

Cognate with Portuguese: si

Cognate with Spanish: sí

In summary

Inherited from Old French sei, accented form of se, from Latin sē (in accented position), from Proto-Indo-European *swé (reflexive pronoun). More at se. Cognate with Italian sé, Portuguese si, Spanish sí.