's werelds

Dutch

Alternative forms

des werelds (archaic)

Etymology

Originally des werelds, a fossiled genitive form of wereld (“world”) in contemporary Dutch.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /(ə)ˈsʋeːrəlts/

Phrase

the world's; of the world; in the world
Mexico is 's werelds grootste producent van zilver.
Mexico is the world's greatest silver producer.

See also

's lands
's morgens; 's ochtends; 's middags; 's avonds; 's nachts
des huizes

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