Standard Lemma guide

zirself

pron · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • rhymes with -ɛlf

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pron

Meaning 1

Zir; the gender-neutral object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: gender-neutral, nonstandard, personal, pronoun, reflexive, singular, third-person

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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pron

Meaning 2

Ze; an intensive repetition of the gender-neutral subject, often used to indicate the exclusiveness of that person as the only satisfier of the predicate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: emphatic, gender-neutral, nonstandard, personal, pronoun, singular, third-person

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From zir + -self.