hers

See also: her's, Hers, and Her's

English

Etymology

From Middle English hires, heres, hers, attested since the 1300s. Equivalent to her + -s (compare -'s).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈhɜːz/, unstressed IPA(key): /əz/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈhɝz/, unstressed IPA(key): /ɚz/
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  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)z

Pronoun

hers

  1. That which belongs to her; the possessive case of she, used without a following noun.

Translations

Noun

hers

  1. plural of her

See also

References

  1. hers” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2019.

Anagrams


Icelandic

Noun

hers

  1. indefinite genitive singular of her

Middle English

Etymology 1

Pronoun

hers

  1. Alternative form of hires

References

Etymology 2

Noun

hers

  1. Alternative form of ars

Etymology 3

Pronoun

hers

  1. Alternative form of heres
References
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