hirs
See also: hirś
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hirs
- (nonstandard) That which belongs to hir, theirs (singular). Possessive case of hir, used in place of a noun. Coordinate with his and hers.
- 1997 July 1, Peter David, Star Trek New Frontier (Book 1), Simon & Schuster, →ISBN:
- S/he leaned forward and, to Selar's surprise, took the doctor's hand firmly between hirs.
- 2000, Peter David, Renaissance (Star Trek New Frontier: Excalibur #2), Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 157:
- She saw that Burgoyne was hefting hirs experimentally, sweeping it through the air. S/he twirled it around a few times, swung it back and forth.
- 2006 March 22, Leslie Feinberg, Drag King Dreams, New York: Carroll & Graf, →ISBN, →LCCN, LCC PS3556.E427 D73 2006, page 205:
- Ze takes my right hand in hirs and folds it into a fist.
Usage notes edit
See usage notes for hir.
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Azerbaijani edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Arabic حِرْص (ḥirṣ).
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Noun edit
hirs (definite accusative hirsi, plural hirslər)
Declension edit
Declension of hirs | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
nominative | hirs |
hirslər | ||||||
definite accusative | hirsi |
hirsləri | ||||||
dative | hirsə |
hirslərə | ||||||
locative | hirsdə |
hirslərdə | ||||||
ablative | hirsdən |
hirslərdən | ||||||
definite genitive | hirsin |
hirslərin |
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Further reading edit
- “hirs” in Obastan.com.
Middle English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Pronoun edit
hirs
- Alternative form of hires (“hers”)
Etymology 2 edit
Pronoun edit
hirs
- Alternative form of heres (“theirs”)
Etymology 3 edit
Noun edit
hirs (uncountable)
- Alternative form of hereos (“love-sickness”)
Etymology 4 edit
Verb edit
hirs
- Alternative form of hereth: third-person singular present of heren (“to hear”)