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-selves

/ˈsɛlvz/

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Northumbria/ˈsɛlz/

-selves suffix: used in forming intensive and reflexive forms of the plural personal pronouns. Also the plural of -self.

Suffix

-selves

  1. Used in forming intensive and reflexive forms of the plural personal pronouns.

Also used as

-selves is also the plural of -self.

Questions about -selves

What does -selves mean?
-selves means used in forming intensive and reflexive forms of the plural personal pronouns.
What part of speech is -selves?
-selves is a suffix.
How do you pronounce -selves?
-selves is pronounced /ˈsɛlvz/.

Words near -selves in the dictionary

  1. -scopy
  2. -scraper
  3. -se
  4. -seater
  5. -self
  6. -selves
  7. -semide
  8. -sequy
  9. -serod
  10. -serpine
  11. -ses

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