an sich
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== Dutch ==
=== Etymology ===
German an sich (“per se, by itself; intrinsic; in and of itself”)
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ɑn ˈzɪx/
Rhymes: -ɪx
=== Adverb ===
an sich
in and of itself, by itself, itself, per se
Synonyms: op zich, op zichzelf, in wezen, als zodanig
==== Descendants ====
→ Indonesian: an sich
=== References ===
=== Further reading ===
“an sich” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language]
“an sich” in Van Dale Onlinewoordenboek, Van Dale Lexicografie, 2007.
== German ==
=== Etymology ===
Phrase consisting of an (here meaning “with respect to”, with Dative) and sich (“itself”, reflexive pronoun).
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /an ˈzɪç/
=== Prepositional phrase ===
an sich
per se, in and of itself, by itself, alternative form of an und für sich
==== Descendants ====
→ Dutch: an sich
→ Indonesian: an sich
=== Further reading ===
“an sich” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“an sich” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
“an sich” in Duden online
== Indonesian ==
=== Etymology ===
Unadapted borrowing from Dutch an sich (“per se, by itself”), from German an sich (“per se, by itself; intrinsic; in and of itself”).
=== Pronunciation ===
(Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˌan ˈsix/ [ˌan ˈsɪx]
Rhymes: -ix
Syllabification: an sich
=== Adverb ===
an sich
(formal or dated) per se, by itself
=== Further reading ===
“an sich”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016