IPSUM, ipsum
Sounds Like: IP-soom
Translations: himself, itself, the very (one), the actual (one)
From the root: IPSE
Part of Speech: Pronoun, Adjective
Explanation: IPSUM is an inflection of the Latin intensive pronoun and adjective IPSE. It is used to emphasize a noun or pronoun, meaning 'himself,' 'herself,' 'itself,' 'the very,' or 'the actual.' IPSUM specifically refers to the accusative singular masculine or neuter form of this word. It can function as a pronoun, standing in for a noun, or as an adjective, modifying a noun to add emphasis.
Inflection: Singular, Accusative, Masculine or Neuter
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
The Shepherd of Hermas — Parables
- Parable 10 — 2:1
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, IPSE.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- IPSA — herself, she herself, the very (one), itself
- IPSAS — themselves, them, the very ones, the actual ones
- IPSE — himself, herself, itself, themselves, the very, the actual, he himself, she herself, it itself
- IPSI — they themselves, the very ones, the actual ones, to himself, to herself, to itself, to the very one, to the actual one
- IPSIS — to them, for them, by them, with them, themselves, to themselves, for themselves, by themselves, with themselves
- IPSIUS — (of) himself, (of) herself, (of) itself, (of) the very one
- IPSO — by himself, with himself, from himself, in himself, on himself, by itself, with itself, from itself, in itself, on itself, by the very, with the very, from the very, in the very, on the very
- IPSOS — themselves, them themselves, the very ones
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