different between hirself vs eirself

English

Etymology

hir +? self, following pattern of herself, himself, and itself

Pronunciation

• enPR: h?r?self, IPA^(key): /hi??s?lf/
• Rhymes: -?lf
• Hyphenation: hir?self

Pronoun

hirself (a reflexive, third person singular, gender-neutral (or multigendered) personal pronoun)

1. (reflexive) Hir, themself; Gender-neutral third-person singular object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject, coordinate with gendered himself and herself.
2. (emphatic) Sie; an intensive repetition of a gender-neutral subject, often used to indicate exclusiveness of that person as the only satisfier of a predicate.

Synonyms

• themself
• (neologism) emself, perself

Hyponyms

• himself, herself

Usage notes

See usage notes for hir.

See also

• other attested gender-neutral pronouns

English

Etymology

From eir +? self, in pattern of hisself and herself (construed as formed from adjectival her), or by dropping th from theirself.

Pronoun

eirself

1. (reflexive, rare) A gender-neutral object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject, equivalent to themself and coordinate with himself or herself.
   • 1999 July 23, "Allover Stripes", "looking for a style", rec.martial-arts.moderated, Usenet:

     In practical terms, the sensei needs to teach some stretching in order to protect eir students from injury and eirself from liability.

   • 1999 November 30, "excalibor" (username), "USS TITANIA: Preparations for dinner...", in alt.starfleet.rpg, Usenet:

     Finished with spiritual cleaning, Eir hunger satisfied, Sereah took a quick sonic shower and prepared Eirself for the formal dinner. E wasn't yet used to Eir red command uniform.

Synonyms

• see Appendix:English third-person singular pronouns

Anagrams

• Leifers, e-filers, refiles, reflies, reliefs, relifes