hers
English
editAlternative forms
edit- her's (now nonstandard)
Etymology
editFrom Middle English hires, heres, hers, attested since the 1300s. Equivalent to her + -s (compare -'s).[1]
Pronunciation
edit- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈhɜːz/, unstressed IPA(key): /əz/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈhɝz/, unstressed IPA(key): /ɚz/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)z
Pronoun
edithers (plural hers)
- That or those belonging to her; the possessive case of she, used without a following noun. [from 12th c.]
- That handbag is hers. These gloves are also hers.
- Mine is the blue one, and hers is the red one.
- This is a favourite song of hers. (double possessive)
- 1791, Ann Radcliffe, The Romance of the Forest, Penguin, published 1999, page 335:
- The life of La Motte, who had more than saved her's […], depended on the testimony she should give.
- 2019 August 31, Gaby Hinsliff, The Guardian:
- The rest of us, meanwhile, would do well to accept that one woman’s choice is just that; hers and hers alone, not the standard by which all must be judged.
- (informal) Her house or home.
- Let's go over to hers.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editthat which belongs to her
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Noun
edithers
See also
editEnglish personal pronouns
Dialectal and obsolete or archaic forms are in italics.
References
edit- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “hers”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Anagrams
editIcelandic
editNoun
edithers
Middle English
editEtymology 1
editPronoun
edithers
- Alternative form of hires (“hers”)
Etymology 2
editPronoun
edithers
- Alternative form of heres (“theirs”)
Etymology 3
editNoun
edithers
- Alternative form of ars (“anus; buttocks”)
Etymology 4
editVerb
edithers
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