his
English Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
From Middle English his, from Old English his (“his; its”), from Proto-Germanic *hes (“of this”), genitive of Proto-Germanic *hiz (“this, this one”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱe-, *ḱey- (“this”). Cognate with Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Icelandic hans (“his”). More at he; see also its.
Alternative forms Edit
- His (honorific)
Pronunciation Edit
- (stressed)
Audio (US) (file) - (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈhɘz/
- (unstressed)
- Rhymes: -ɪz
Determiner Edit
his
- Belonging to him. [from 8th c.]
- 1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book IIII, Canto I”, in The Faerie Queene. […], part II (books IV–VI), London: […] [Richard Field] for William Ponsonby, →OCLC, stanza 41:
- With that he put his ſpurres vnto his ſteed,
With ſpeare in reſt, and toward him did fare,
Like ſhaft out of a bow preuenting ſpeed.
- 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter IV, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC, page 46:
- No matter how early I came down, I would find him on the veranda, smoking cigarettes, or otherwise his man would be there with a message to say that his master would shortly join me if I would kindly wait.
- 2011 April 8, Xan Rice, “Ivory Coast: 100 more bodies found as ethnic tensions rise”, in The Guardian[1]:
- In his first televised address since the siege in Abidjan began this week, Ouattara said he would focus on returning the country to normal to ease the plight of civilians.
- (sometimes dated) Belonging to a person of unspecified gender.
- 1751, David Hume, “(please specify the page)”, in An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals, London: […] A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC:
- On the contrary, those other passions, commonly denominated selfish, both produce different sentiments in each individual, according to his particular situation […]
- 2003, Norman L. Geisler, Winfried Corduan, Philosophy of Religion: Second Edition, page 9:
- It is our conviction that piecemeal critiques of nontheisms will not suffice. The theist must enter the arena with a positive and comprehensive case of his own.
- (obsolete) Its; belonging to it. (Now only when implying personification.) [11th–17th c.]
- 1530 July 18, Iohan Palſgrave, “The Introduction”, in Leſclarciſſement de la langue francoyſe […] [2], London: Richard Pynſon, Iohan Haukyns, →OCLC, page 32; reprinted as Lesclarcissement de la langue françoyse, Genève: Slatkine Reprints, 1972:
- In ſo moche that if any verbe be of the thyꝛde coniugation
I ſet out all his rotes and tenſes […]
- 1603, Michel de Montaigne, “Of Drunkennesse”, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC, page 200:
- My ſtomacke could not well reach ſo farre: it is very much troubled to come to an end of that which it takes for his neede.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Matthew 5:13, column 1:
- Yee are the ſalt of the earth: But if the ſalt haue loſt his ſauour, wherewith ſhall it bee ſalted?
- (archaic) Used as a genitive marker in place of ’s after a noun, especially a masculine noun ending in -s, to express the possessive case. [from 11th c.]
- Ahab his markfor Ahab's mark.
Usage notes Edit
- When followed by a noun, it is sometimes referred to as a possessive adjective, qualifying the following noun. It is, however, the possessive case of the personal pronoun he.
- (fourth sense) See His genitive on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Translations Edit
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See also Edit
Pronoun Edit
his
- That which belongs to him; the possessive case of he, used without a following noun.
- The decision was his to live with.
- Alternative spelling of His
Translations Edit
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Etymology 2 Edit
Noun Edit
his
- plural of hi
- 2009, John M. Carney, Welcome to Tranquility:
- The Hikkams pushed a table over by the booth where the Lochwoods and Meekums were sitting, exchanged his and sat down.
Anagrams Edit
Azerbaijani Edit
Cyrillic | һис | |
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Perso-Arabic | حیس |
Etymology Edit
From Proto-Turkic *ïjs (“smell, odour”). Cognate with Chuvash йӑс (jăs).
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
his (definite accusative hisi, plural hislər)
Declension Edit
Declension of his | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
nominative | his |
hislər | ||||||
definite accusative | hisi |
hisləri | ||||||
dative | hisə |
hislərə | ||||||
locative | hisdə |
hislərdə | ||||||
ablative | hisdən |
hislərdən | ||||||
definite genitive | hisin |
hislərin |
Danish Edit
Noun Edit
his n
Finnish Edit
Etymology Edit
From German His (German key notation).
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
his
Usage notes Edit
Capitalized for the great octave or any octave below that, or in names of major keys; not capitalized for the small octave or any octave above that, or in names of minor keys.
Declension Edit
Inflection of his (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | his | hisit | ||
genitive | hisin | hisien | ||
partitive | hisiä | hisejä | ||
illative | hisiin | hiseihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | his | hisit | ||
accusative | nom. | his | hisit | |
gen. | hisin | |||
genitive | hisin | hisien | ||
partitive | hisiä | hisejä | ||
inessive | hisissä | hiseissä | ||
elative | hisistä | hiseistä | ||
illative | hisiin | hiseihin | ||
adessive | hisillä | hiseillä | ||
ablative | hisiltä | hiseiltä | ||
allative | hisille | hiseille | ||
essive | hisinä | hiseinä | ||
translative | hisiksi | hiseiksi | ||
instructive | — | hisein | ||
abessive | hisittä | hiseittä | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Latin Edit
Pronoun Edit
hīs
Middle English Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
From Old English his, from Proto-Germanic *hes (“of this”), genitive of Proto-Germanic *hiz (“this, this one”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱe-, *ḱey- (“this”).
Alternative forms Edit
- hys, hise, hyse, hiss, hisse, hyss, hysse, hijs, is, ys, isse, hes, hese, hesse, es, heis, heys, hus
Pronunciation Edit
Determiner Edit
his (nominative masculine pronoun he, nominative neuter pronoun hit)
- Third-person singular masculine possessive determiner: his, of him.
- Third-person singular neuter possessive determiner: its, of it.
- Used in place of the possessive suffix -es to denote possession by an antecedent noun.
- 1470, Thomas Malory, Works:
- And Claudas his knyghts brake theire spearis
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Descendants Edit
See also Edit
nominative | accusative | dative | genitive | possessive | |||
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singular | 1st-person | I, ich, ik | me | min mi1 |
min | ||
2nd-person | þou | þe | þin þi1 |
þin | |||
3rd-person | m | he | him hine2 |
him | his | his hisen | |
f | sche, heo | hire heo |
hire | hire hires, hiren | |||
n | hit | hit him2 |
his, hit | — | |||
dual3 | 1st-person | wit | unk | unker | |||
2nd-person | ȝit | inc | inker | ||||
plural | 1st-person | we | us, ous | oure | oure oures, ouren | ||
2nd-person4 | ye | yow | your | your youres, youren | |||
3rd-person | inh. | he | hem he2 |
hem | here | here heres, heren | |
bor. | þei | þem, þeim | þeir | þeir þeires, þeiren |
1Used preconsonantally or before h.
2Early or dialectal.
3Dual pronouns are only sporadically found in Early Middle English; after that, they are replaced by plural forms. There are no third-person dual forms in Middle English.
4Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
Pronoun Edit
his (nominative he)
- Third-person singular masculine genitive pronoun: his.
Synonyms Edit
Descendants Edit
- English: his
See also Edit
nominative | accusative | dative | genitive | possessive | |||
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singular | 1st-person | I, ich, ik | me | min mi1 |
min | ||
2nd-person | þou | þe | þin þi1 |
þin | |||
3rd-person | m | he | him hine2 |
him | his | his hisen | |
f | sche, heo | hire heo |
hire | hire hires, hiren | |||
n | hit | hit him2 |
his, hit | — | |||
dual3 | 1st-person | wit | unk | unker | |||
2nd-person | ȝit | inc | inker | ||||
plural | 1st-person | we | us, ous | oure | oure oures, ouren | ||
2nd-person4 | ye | yow | your | your youres, youren | |||
3rd-person | inh. | he | hem he2 |
hem | here | here heres, heren | |
bor. | þei | þem, þeim | þeir | þeir þeires, þeiren |
1Used preconsonantally or before h.
2Early or dialectal.
3Dual pronouns are only sporadically found in Early Middle English; after that, they are replaced by plural forms. There are no third-person dual forms in Middle English.
4Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.
References Edit
- “his, pron.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 8 May 2018.
- “his, pron.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 9 May 2018.
Etymology 2 Edit
Alternative forms Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Pronoun Edit
his (nominative heo)
- Third-person singular feminine genitive determiner: her, of her.
Synonyms Edit
References Edit
- “hir(e), pron.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 10 June 2018.
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Alternative forms Edit
- xis (in older Americanist literature)
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
his
Inflection Edit
Old English Edit
Pronoun Edit
his
Descendants Edit
Scots Edit
Determiner Edit
his
Turkish Edit
Etymology Edit
From Ottoman Turkish حس (hiss), from Arabic حِسّ (ḥiss). Compare to Azerbaijani hiss.
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
his (definite accusative hissi, plural hisler)
Declension Edit
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Nominative | his | hisler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Definite accusative | hissi | hisleri | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dative | hisse | hislere | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locative | histe | hislerde | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ablative | histen | hislerden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genitive | hissin | hislerin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Derived terms Edit
Related terms Edit
References Edit
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “his”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Welsh Edit
Preposition Edit
his
- h-prothesized form of is
Mutation Edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
is | unchanged | unchanged | his |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
Yola Edit
Determiner Edit
his
- Alternative form of hays
- 1867, “THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 1:
- An a priesth o' parieshe on his lhaung-tyel garraane.
- And the priest of the parish on his long tail pony.
References Edit
- Jacob Poole (1867), William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, page 94