Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

theirself

/ˈðɐ.sɛl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.40 in modern English

Syllables: their-self
IPA: /ˈðɐ.sɛl/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

pron

Alternative form of themselves.

Example Sentences

"1977, Lou Rawls, “Some Folks Never Learn”, Unmistakably Lou, Philadelphia International Some folks never learn / They never learn / Learn how to be true to theirself."

Etymology

From their + -self, patterned on e.g. myself, ourself/ourselves and herself (construed as being formed from adjectival her).

Word Breakdown

Suffix: their

Rhymes With

yourself myself self himself itself herself shelf elf oneself thyself themself ourself

Questions

How do you pronounce theirself?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈðɐ.sɛl/.
What does theirself mean?: Alternative form of themselves.
Where does theirself come from?: From their + -self, patterned on e.g. myself, ourself/ourselves and herself (construed as being formed from adjectival her).

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