selfi

See also: šelfi

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from English selfie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sělfiː/
• Hyphenation: sel‧fi

Noun

sèlfī f (Cyrillic spelling сѐлфӣ)

1. selfie

Declension

Declension of selfi

	singular	plural
nominative	selfi	selfiji
genitive	selfija	selfija
dative	selfiju	selfijima
accusative	selfi	selfije
vocative	selfi	selfiji
locative	selfiju	selfijima
instrumental	selfijem	selfijima

Spanish

Alternative forms

• selfie

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *swé?

Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der.

Proto-Germanic *selbaz

Old English self

Middle English self

English self

Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij-

Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī

Old English -iġ

Middle English -y

English -y

English -ie

English selfiebor.

Spanish selfi

Borrowed from English selfie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈselfi/ [ˈsel.fi]
• Rhymes: -elfi
• Syllabification: sel‧fi

Noun

selfi m (plural selfis)

1. selfie

   Synonym: autofoto

Further reading

• “selfi”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Swahili

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *swé?

Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der.

Proto-Germanic *selbaz

Old English self

Middle English self

English self

Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij-

Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī

Old English -iġ

Middle English -y

English -y

English -ie

English selfiebor.

Swahili selfi

Borrowed from English selfie.

Noun

selfi class IX (plural selfi class X)

1. (informal) selfie

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• selpi

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *swé?

Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der.

Proto-Germanic *selbaz

Old English self

Middle English self

English self

Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij-

Proto-West Germanic *-i, *-ī

Old English -iġ

Middle English -y

English -y

English -ie

English selfiebor.

Tagalog selfi

Borrowed from English selfie.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈselfi/ [ˈsɛl.fɪ]
  • IPA^(key): (with nativization) /ˈselpi/ [ˈsɛl.pɪ]
• Rhymes: -elfi, (with nativization) -elpi
• Syllabification: sel‧fi

Noun

selfi (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜎ᜔ᜉᜒ) (mobile telephony, photography)

1. selfie

Derived terms

• magselfi
• sumelfi

Further reading

• “selfi”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “selfi”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

Turkish

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

selfi (definite accusative selfiyi, plural selfiler)

1. alternative form of selfie

Declension

Declension of selfi

singular plural nominative selfi selfiler definite accusative selfiyi selfileri dative selfiye selfilere locative selfide selfilerde ablative selfiden selfilerden genitive selfinin selfilerin Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular selfim selfilerim 2nd singular selfin selfilerin 3rd singular selfisi selfileri 1st plural selfimiz selfilerimiz 2nd plural selfiniz selfileriniz 3rd plural selfileri selfileri definite accusative singular plural 1st singular selfimi selfilerimi 2nd singular selfini selfilerini 3rd singular selfisini selfilerini 1st plural selfimizi selfilerimizi 2nd plural selfinizi selfilerinizi 3rd plural selfilerini selfilerini dative singular plural 1st singular selfime selfilerime 2nd singular selfine selfilerine 3rd singular selfisine selfilerine 1st plural selfimize selfilerimize 2nd plural selfinize selfilerinize 3rd plural selfilerine selfilerine locative singular plural 1st singular selfimde selfilerimde 2nd singular selfinde selfilerinde 3rd singular selfisinde selfilerinde 1st plural selfimizde selfilerimizde 2nd plural selfinizde selfilerinizde 3rd plural selfilerinde selfilerinde ablative singular plural 1st singular selfimden selfilerimden 2nd singular selfinden selfilerinden 3rd singular selfisinden selfilerinden 1st plural selfimizden selfilerimizden 2nd plural selfinizden selfilerinizden 3rd plural selfilerinden selfilerinden genitive singular plural 1st singular selfimin selfilerimin 2nd singular selfinin selfilerinin 3rd singular selfisinin selfilerinin 1st plural selfimizin selfilerimizin 2nd plural selfinizin selfilerinizin 3rd plural selfilerinin selfilerinin Predicative forms singular plural 1st singular selfiyim selfilerim 2nd singular selfisin selfilersin 3rd singular selfi selfidir selfiler selfilerdir 1st plural selfiyiz selfileriz 2nd plural selfisiniz selfilersiniz 3rd plural selfiler selfilerdir