EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

Contractions.

PronunciationEdit

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VerbEdit

’s (clitic)

  1. Contraction of is.
    The dog’s running after me!
  2. Contraction of has.
    The dog’s been chasing the mail carrier again.
  3. (proscribed, dialectal, Southern US) Contraction of was.
    It’s a beautiful day yesterday so I’s at the park.
  4. (informal) Contraction of does (used only with the auxiliary meaning of does and only after interrogative words).
    What’s he do for a living?
    What’s it say?
    Where’s the n in Javanese come from?
  5. (nonstandard, sometimes proscribed) are (used mainly after where, here, and there).
    Where’s the table tennis balls?

See alsoEdit

PronounEdit

’s (clitic)

  1. Contraction of us (found in the formula let’s which is used to form first-person plural imperatives).
    What are you guys waiting for? Let’s go!

DeterminerEdit

’s

  1. (poetic) Contraction of his.
    Duncan’s in ’s grave

ConjunctionEdit

’s

  1. (UK, dialect) Contraction of as (when it is (nonstandardly) used as a relative conjunction, or like a relative pronoun, meaning "that").
    All’s he wanted was to go home.

AdverbEdit

’s (not comparable)

  1. (UK, dialect) Contraction of as.
    • 1922, E. F. Benson, Negotium Perambulans
      He takes his bottle of whisky a day and gets drunk’s a lord in the evening.

BavarianEdit

Etymology 1Edit

Unstressed form of des.

PronounEdit

's

  1. it (nominative and accusative)
  2. this, that
See alsoEdit

ArticleEdit

's n

  1. the
See alsoEdit

Etymology 2Edit

Unstressed form of se.

PronounEdit

's

  1. she
  2. they, them
See alsoEdit

CatalanEdit

PronounEdit

’s

  1. Contraction of se.

Usage notesEdit

  • 's is the reduced (reduïda) form of the pronoun. It is used after verbs ending with a vowel.
    Si us plau, calmi's.Please calm down.

DeclensionEdit

CimbrianEdit

Etymology 1Edit

ArticleEdit

's

  1. (Sette Comuni) the; definite article for two declensions:
    1. nominative singular neuter
    2. accusative singular neuter
Alternative formsEdit
  • z (Luserna)
See alsoEdit
Cimbrian definite articles
Masculine Feminine Neuter Plural
Nominative dar de / di 's / z de / di
Accusative in de / di 's / z de / di
Dative me dar me in

Etymology 2Edit

PronounEdit

's

  1. (Sette Comuni) Alternative form of es (it)

ReferencesEdit

  • “'s” in Martalar, Umberto Martello; Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

DutchEdit

Etymology 1Edit

A clitic form of des, the genitive of the masculine and neuter singular articles de and het.

PronunciationEdit

PrefixEdit

’s

  1. Contraction of des. Used in ’s ochtends, ’s morgens, ’s middags, ’s avonds, ’s nachts, ’s zomers, and ’s winters.
  2. Used in place names as a shorthand for genitive des such as ’s-Gravenhage and ’s-Hertogenbosch indicating possession or origin.
  3. Used to construct a noun phrase which indicates a genitive (quality, possession or origin)
    ’s werelds beste reisbestemming — the world’s best travel destination
    ’s werelds mooiste zeereis — the world’s most beautiful sea voyage
Usage notesEdit

As ’s is still conceptualized as a contraction of des, it is never capitalised, even before a proper noun or at the start of sentences. Instead, the following word is capitalised, as in 's Morgens regent het. (It rains in the morning.)

Etymology 2Edit

PronunciationEdit

AdverbEdit

's

  1. Clipping of eens.

GermanEdit

ArticleEdit

’s

  1. (chiefly colloquial or poetic) Contraction of das.

PronounEdit

’s

  1. (chiefly colloquial or poetic) Contraction of es.

See alsoEdit

IrishEdit

ConjunctionEdit

’s

  1. Contraction of is (and).

ParticleEdit

’s

  1. Contraction of is (is).

NounEdit

’s

  1. Contraction of a fhios (knowledge of it): only used in tá’s ag and similar constructions

Scottish GaelicEdit

PronunciationEdit

VerbEdit

's

  1. Contraction of is (is).

ConjunctionEdit

's

  1. Contraction of is (and).

ReferencesEdit