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his
English
Etymology 1
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 *?e-, *?ey- (“this”). Cognate with Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Icelandic hans (“his”). More at he; see also its.
Alternative forms
- His (honorific)
Pronunciation
- (stressed)
- (UK, US, Canada, General Australian) IPA(key): /?h?z/
- (General New Zealand) IPA(key): /?h?z/
- (unstressed)
- IPA(key): /??z/
- (weak vowel merger) IPA(key): /?z/
- Rhymes: -?z
Determiner
his
- Belonging to him. [from 8th c.]
- (dated) Belonging to a person of unspecified gender.
- 1748, David Hume, An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals
- On the contrary, those other passions, commonly denominated selfish, both produce different sentiments in each individual, according to his particular situation […]
- 1748, David Hume, An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals
- (obsolete) Its; belonging to it. (Now only when implying personification.) [11th-17th c.]
- (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.]
- for Ahab's mark.
Usage notes
- 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
See also
Pronoun
his
- That which belongs to him; the possessive case of he, used without a following noun.
- Alternative spelling of His
Translations
See also
- he
- her
- hers
- him
- hisn
Etymology 2
Noun
his
- plural of hi
Anagrams
- -ish, IHS, Ish, Shi, ish, shi
Azerbaijani
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *ïjs (“smell, odour”). Cognate with Chuvash ??? (j?s)
Noun
his (definite accusative hisi, plural hisl?r)
- soot, (black) smoke, fume
- Synonym: qurum
Declension
Danish
Noun
his n
- indefinite genitive singular of hi
Finnish
Etymology
From German His (German key notation).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?his/, [?his?]
- Rhymes: -is
- Syllabification: his
Noun
his
- (music) B-sharp
Usage notes
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
Latin
Pronoun
h?s
- dative masculine plural of hic
- dative feminine plural of hic
- dative neuter plural of hic
- ablative masculine plural of hic
- ablative feminine plural of hic
- ablative neuter plural of hic
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English his, from Proto-Germanic *hes (“of this”), genitive of Proto-Germanic *hiz (“this, this one”), from Proto-Indo-European *?e-, *?ey- (“this”).
Alternative forms
- hys, hise, hyse, hiss, hisse, hyss, hysse, hijs, is, ys, isse, hes, hese, hesse, es, heis, heys, hus
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /his/
- (mainly when unstressed) IPA(key): /iz/
Determiner
his (nominative pronoun he)
- Third-person singular masculine genitive determiner: his, of him.
- Third-person singular neuter genitive 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
- 1470, Thomas Malory, Works.
Descendants
- English: his
See also
Pronoun
his (nominative he)
- Third-person singular masculine genitive pronoun: his.
Synonyms
- hisen
Descendants
- English: his
See also
References
- “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
Alternative forms
- hys, hise, is, ys, hies, hes, es, as
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /his/
- (mainly when unstressed) IPA(key): /iz/
Pronoun
his (nominative heo)
- Third-person singular feminine genitive determiner: her, of her.
Synonyms
- hire
References
- “hir(e), pron.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 10 June 2018.
Alternative forms
- xis (in older Americanist literature)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [x??s]
Noun
his
- pus
Inflection
Old English
Pronoun
his
- genitive of h?: his
- genitive of hit: its
Descendants
- English: his
- Scots: his
Scots
Determiner
his
- his
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish ???, from Arabic ????? (?iss). Compare to Azerbaijani hiss.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [his]
Noun
his (definite accusative hissi, plural hisler)
- feeling, sensation, emotion
- Synonym: duygu
Declension
Derived terms
- hisli > hislilik
- hissiz > hissizlik
- hissetmek > hissettirmek
- hislenmek
- hissî
- hissiyat
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hies
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -a?z
Verb
hies
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hie
Anagrams
- Hise, eish, heis, shie
French
Noun
hies f
- plural of hie
Latin
Verb
hi?s
- second-person singular present active subjunctive of hi?
References
- hies in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
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