stessu

Maltese

Etymology

From Maltese stess “self”, borrowed from Sicilian/Italian stesso, ultimately from Latin ipse “self.”

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstɛs.su/

Noun

stessu m

  1. (uncommon, slang, informal) A selfie; a self-taken photograph.

Usage notes

This usage has been recorded in online Maltese language neologism discussions and popular vocabulary lists, but remains informal and not widely standardised. Examples appear mostly in social media and modern Maltese lexical commentary.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ Ellul, Leanne (2018).In-Neoloġiżmi fil-Malti. University of Malta: lists stessu as a neologism for ‘selfie’.
  2. ^ “Ten Maltese words that went ‘viral’ in the 2010s,” Times of Malta. Notes stessu used as Maltese for ‘selfie’.
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