his en · DET · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /hɪz/ (Australia, Canada, UK, US)
- /ˈhɘz/ (New-Zealand)
- (US) audio
- /əz/ weak vowel merger
- /ɪz/ [ɪ̈z]
Etymology
From Middle English hes, 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.
Meanings
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Belonging to him.
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.
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: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.
2011 April 8, Xan Rice, “Ivory Coast: 100 more bodies found as ethnic tensions rise”, in The Guardian: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.
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:
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(dated, sometimes) Belonging to a person of unspecified gender.
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.
2003, Norman L. Geisler, Winfried Corduan, Philosophy of Religion: Second Edition, page 9:On the contrary, those other passions, commonly denominated selfish, both produce different sentiments in each individual, according to his particular situation […]
1751, David Hume, “(please specify the page)”, in An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals, London: […] A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC:
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(obsolete) Its; belonging to it. (Now only when implying personification.)
Yee are the ſalt of the earth: But if the ſalt haue loſt his ſauour, wherewith ſhall it bee ſalted?
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Matthew 5:13, column 1: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.
1603, Michel de Montaigne, “Of Drunkennesse”, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC, page 200:In ſo moche that if any verbe be of the thyꝛde coniugation I ſet out all his rotes and tenſes[…]
1530 July 18, Iohan Palſgrave, “The Introduction”, in Leſclarciſſement de la langue francoyſe […] , London: Richard Pynſon, Iohan Haukyns, →OCLC, page 32; reprinted as Lesclarcissement de la langue françoyse, Genève: Slatkine Reprints, 1972:
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(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.
Sejanus his Fall
Ahab his mark
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| His | alternative, honorific | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Hislam · His Highness · his nibs · his nabs · His Serene Highness
Translations (181)
hu -je (attributive: belonging to him) · be яго́ны (attributive: belonging to him) · mi ana (attributive: belonging to him) · my သူ့ (attributive: belonging to him) · rom lesqi (attributive: belonging to him) · eo lia (attributive: belonging to him) · he שלו (attributive: belonging to him) · fr son (attributive: belonging to him) · mi tōna (attributive: belonging to him) · grc ἐκείνου (attributive: belonging to him) · sq tij (attributive: belonging to him) · es sus (attributive: belonging to him) · bah he own (attributive: belonging to him) · vi của anh ấy (attributive: belonging to him) · vi của hắn (attributive: belonging to him) · et ta (attributive: belonging to him) · gl del (attributive: belonging to him) · ru его́ (attributive: belonging to him) · gl súa (attributive: belonging to him) · mfe so (attributive: belonging to him) · fa ش (attributive: belonging to him) · gd a (attributive: belonging to him) · zu -lo (attributive: belonging to him) · sh njègov (attributive: belonging to him) · bg свой (attributive: belonging to him) · th ของเขา (attributive: belonging to him) · ase FlatB@Chesthigh-FingerUp (attributive: belonging to him) · nb sin (attributive: belonging to him) · mt tiegħu (attributive: belonging to him) · be свой (attributive: belonging to him) · oj o- (attributive: belonging to him) · be яго́ (attributive: belonging to him) · lb säi (attributive: belonging to him) · rm sias (attributive: belonging to him) · cop ⲡⲉϥ (attributive: belonging to him) · grc τοῦ (attributive: belonging to him) · zu -lo (attributive: belonging to him) · tr onun (attributive: belonging to him) · hi इसका (attributive: belonging to him) · ar ـهُ (attributive: belonging to him) · gsw sini (attributive: belonging to him) · oc seu (attributive: belonging to him) · la illius (attributive: belonging to him) · grc τοῦδε (attributive: belonging to him) · nb hans (attributive: belonging to him) · sh сво̑ј (attributive: belonging to him) · sl svój (attributive: belonging to him) · te అతని (attributive: belonging to him) · ppl i- (attributive: belonging to him) · bcl saiya (attributive: belonging to him) · fr ses (attributive: belonging to him) · grc ὅς (attributive: belonging to him) · it suoi (attributive: belonging to him) · nv bi- (attributive: belonging to him) · lou sô (attributive: belonging to him) · yao -akwe (attributive: belonging to him) · pl swój (attributive: belonging to him) · sv hans (attributive: belonging to him) · it sua (attributive: belonging to him) · ia su (attributive: belonging to him) · sh svȏj (attributive: belonging to him) · cop ⲛⲉϥ (attributive: belonging to him) · de sein (attributive: belonging to him) · mk свој (attributive: belonging to him) · ro său (attributive: belonging to him) · fr sa (attributive: belonging to him) · fi hänen (attributive: belonging to him) · fur sô (attributive: belonging to him) · es su (attributive: belonging to him) · gl seus (attributive: belonging to him) · tl kaniya (attributive: belonging to him) · lb senger (attributive: belonging to him) · ko 그의 (attributive: belonging to him) · hu -ja (attributive: belonging to him) · zu -so (attributive: belonging to him) · de n (attributive: belonging to him) · sv sin (attributive: belonging to him) · cs svůj (attributive: belonging to him) · ro lui (attributive: belonging to him) · pl jego (attributive: belonging to him) · gl súas (attributive: belonging to him) · nn hass (attributive: belonging to him) · et tema (attributive: belonging to him) · ga a (attributive: belonging to him) · ky анын (attributive: belonging to him) · kmr wî (attributive: belonging to him) · gsw siin (attributive: belonging to him) · lou sâ (attributive: belonging to him) · xal терүнә (attributive: belonging to him) · mk негов (attributive: belonging to him) · hy նրա (attributive: belonging to him) · bg не́гов (attributive: belonging to him) · de seine (attributive: belonging to him) · ast so (attributive: belonging to him) · haw kona (attributive: belonging to him) · gsw siis (attributive: belonging to him) · egy f (attributive: belonging to him) · ur ان کا (attributive: belonging to him) · ro sale (attributive: belonging to him) · br e (attributive: belonging to him) · sh њѐгов (attributive: belonging to him) · ka თავისი (attributive: belonging to him) · el του (attributive: belonging to him) · ca seu (attributive: belonging to him) · rup seu (attributive: belonging to him) · nay kinauwe (attributive: belonging to him) · xcl նորա (attributive: belonging to him) · nys balup (attributive: belonging to him) · uk його́ (attributive: belonging to him) · ka მისი (attributive: belonging to him) · kl uuma (attributive: belonging to him) · io ilua (attributive: belonging to him) · ar لَه (attributive: belonging to him) · fur so (attributive: belonging to him) · te ఆయన (attributive: belonging to him) · pt seu (attributive: belonging to him) · lt savas (attributive: belonging to him) · sl njegôv (attributive: belonging to him) · tl niya (attributive: belonging to him) · fy syn (attributive: belonging to him) · arz ـه (attributive: belonging to him) · nl zijn (attributive: belonging to him) · zu -yo (attributive: belonging to him) · la suus (attributive: belonging to him) · rup (a) lui (attributive: belonging to him) · mi āna (attributive: belonging to him) · ro săi (attributive: belonging to him) · oc seuna (attributive: belonging to him) · hi उनका (attributive: belonging to him) · grc ἑός (attributive: belonging to him) · war ira (attributive: belonging to him) · vo omik (attributive: belonging to him) · cs jeho (attributive: belonging to him) · grc αὐτοῦ (attributive: belonging to him) · la eius (attributive: belonging to him) · ro sa (attributive: belonging to him) · nn hans (attributive: belonging to him) · da hans (attributive: belonging to him) · it sue (attributive: belonging to him) · hsb jeho (attributive: belonging to him) · fa او (attributive: belonging to him) · hu -a (attributive: belonging to him) · vi của nó (attributive: belonging to him) · xal энүнә (attributive: belonging to him) · gl seu (attributive: belonging to him) · lou sê (attributive: belonging to him) · mi tāna (attributive: belonging to him) · got 𐌹𐍃 (attributive: belonging to him) · rm sia (attributive: belonging to him) · hu -e (attributive: belonging to him) · haw kāna (attributive: belonging to him) · bcl niya (attributive: belonging to him) · war iya (attributive: belonging to him) · grc τούτου (attributive: belonging to him) · rom lesqo (attributive: belonging to him) · ja 彼の (attributive: belonging to him) · nn sin (attributive: belonging to him) · dsb jogo (attributive: belonging to him) · it suo (attributive: belonging to him) · ur اس کا (attributive: belonging to him) · or ତାର (attributive: belonging to him) · ti ናቱ (attributive: belonging to him) · cmn 他的 (attributive: belonging to him) · ru свой (attributive: belonging to him) · mi ōna (attributive: belonging to him) · mi tana (attributive: belonging to him) · sk svoj (attributive: belonging to him) · sk jeho (attributive: belonging to him) · rom lesqe (attributive: belonging to him) · rm ses (attributive: belonging to him) · arz ليه بتاعو m بتاعتو f بتوعو (attributive: belonging to him) · zu -wo (attributive: belonging to him) · de seine (attributive: belonging to him) · te వాడి (attributive: belonging to him) · mt tagħhom (attributive: belonging to him) · vec so (attributive: belonging to him) · lv viņa (attributive: belonging to him) · cop ⲧⲉϥ (attributive: belonging to him) · uk свій (attributive: belonging to him) · tli du (attributive: belonging to him) · hi उसका (attributive: belonging to him)