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# {{lb|en|reflexive|rare|nonstandard}} {{non-gloss|A [[gender-neutral]] object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject, equivalent to {{m|en|themself}} and coordinate with {{m|en|himself}} or {{m|en|herself}}.}} |
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|passage=In practical terms, the sensei needs to teach some stretching in order to protect eir students from injury and '''eirself''' from liability.}} |
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#* {{quote-newsgroup|en|date=November 30 1999|author=excalibor|title=USS TITANIA: Preparations for dinner...|newsgroup=alt.starfleet.rpg |
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|passage=Finished with spiritual cleaning, Eir hunger satisfied, Sereah took a quick sonic shower and prepared '''Eirself''' for the formal dinner. E wasn't yet used to Eir red command uniform.}} |
|passage=Finished with spiritual cleaning, Eir hunger satisfied, Sereah took a quick sonic shower and prepared '''Eirself''' for the formal dinner. E wasn't yet used to Eir red command uniform.}} |
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===Anagrams=== |
===Anagrams=== |
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* {{anagrams|en|a=eefilrs|Leifers| |
* {{anagrams|en|a=eefilrs|relfies|refiles|Leifers|relifes|Feilers|reflies|reliefs|e-filers}} |
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Latest revision as of 07:43, 5 October 2024
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From eir + -self, in pattern of hisself and herself (construed as formed from adjectival her), or by dropping th from theirself.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -ɛlf
Pronoun
[edit]eirself
- (reflexive, rare, nonstandard) A gender-neutral object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject, equivalent to themself and coordinate with himself or herself.
- 1999 July 23, Allover Stripes, “looking for a style”, in rec.martial-arts.moderated (Usenet):
- In practical terms, the sensei needs to teach some stretching in order to protect eir students from injury and eirself from liability.
- 1999 November 30, excalibor, “USS TITANIA: Preparations for dinner...”, in alt.starfleet.rpg (Usenet):
- Finished with spiritual cleaning, Eir hunger satisfied, Sereah took a quick sonic shower and prepared Eirself for the formal dinner. E wasn't yet used to Eir red command uniform.