hers
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- her's (now nonstandard)
Etymology edit
From 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 edit
hers
- That which belongs to her; the possessive case of she, used without a following noun. [from 12th c.]
- 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.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
that which belongs to her
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Noun edit
hers
See also edit
English personal pronouns
Dialectal and obsolete or archaic forms are in italics.
References edit
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “hers”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Anagrams edit
Icelandic edit
Noun edit
hers
Middle English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Pronoun edit
hers
- Alternative form of hires (“hers”)
Etymology 2 edit
Pronoun edit
hers
- Alternative form of heres (“theirs”)
Etymology 3 edit
Noun edit
hers
- Alternative form of ars (“anus; buttocks”)
Etymology 4 edit
Verb edit
hers