Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

theirselves

/ˈðɐ.sɛlz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.89 in modern English

Syllables: their-selves
IPA: /ˈðɐ.sɛlz/

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

pron

Alternative form of themselves.

British usage

Example Sentences

"Or would they have it believed, that there is in their ſelves ſome ſuperior ſanctity, ſome peculiar privilege, by which theſe things are lawful to them, which are unlawful to all the world beſides?"
"Was anyone hurted? Sure, they were just trailin' theirselves off the ground. Ye wud have died larfin'. There's Jimmy Hanlon was never his own man since, and I had me nose broke on me—I find it yet—and some says there was a wee girl from Tanderagee got herself killed."
"Horace: "Look, Jasper! Do you supposed they disguised theirselves?""

Etymology

From their + -selves, patterned on ourselves and similar terms.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: their

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

himself (singular) hisself (singular) herself (singular)

Rhymes With

themselves ourselves yourselves shelves selves elves delves

Questions

How do you pronounce theirselves?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈðɐ.sɛlz/.
What does theirselves mean?: Alternative form of themselves.
Where does theirselves come from?: From their + -selves, patterned on ourselves and similar terms.

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