his

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English[edit]

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Etymology 1[edit]

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 *ḱe-, *ḱey- (“this”). Cognate with Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Icelandic hans (“his”). More at he; see also its.

Alternative forms[edit]

  • His (honorific)

Pronunciation[edit]

Determiner[edit]

his

  1. Belonging to him. [from 8th c.]
  2. (sometimes dated) Belonging to a person of unspecified gender.
    • 1751, David Hume, “(please specify the page)”, in An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals, London: […] A[ndrew] Millar, […], OCLC 1169904895:
      On the contrary, those other passions, commonly denominated selfish, both produce different sentiments in each individual, according to his particular situation […]
    • 2003, Norman L. Geisler, Winfried Corduan, Philosophy of Religion: Second Edition (page 9)
      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.
  3. (obsolete) Its; belonging to it. (Now only when implying personification.) [11th–17th c.]
  4. (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.]
    Ahab his mark
    for Ahab's mark.
    Sejanus his Fall
Usage notes[edit]
  • 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 Wikipedia-logo-v2.svg His genitive on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Translations[edit]
See also[edit]
English personal pronouns
personal pronoun possessive
pronoun		 possessive
determiner
subjective objective reflexive
first person singular I
me (colloquial)		 me myself
me
mysen		 mine my
mine (before vowels, archaic)
me
plural we us ourselves
ourself
oursen		 ours our
second person singular standard, formal you you yourself
yoursen		 yours
yourn (obsolete outside dialects)		 your
archaic, informal thou thee thyself
theeself
thysen		 thine thy
thine (before vowels)
plural standard you
ye (archaic)		 you yourselves yours
yourn (obsolete outside dialects)		 your
colloquial you all
y'all
you guys		 you all
y'all
you guys		 – y'all's
you guys's
your guys's (proscribed)		 y'all's
your all's (nonstandard)
you guys's
your guys's (proscribed)
informal / dialectal (see list of dialectal forms at you and inflected forms in those entries)
third person singular masculine he him himself
hisself (archaic)
hissen		 his
hisn (obsolete outside dialects)		 his
feminine she her herself
hersen		 hers
hern (obsolete outside dialects)		 her
neuter it
hit		 it
hit		 itself
hitself		 its
his (archaic)		 its
his (archaic)
hits
genderless they them themself, themselves theirs their
genderless, nonspecific
(formal) 		one one oneself – one's
plural they them
hem, 'em		 themselves
theirsen		 theirs
theirn (obsolete outside dialects)		 their

Pronoun[edit]

his

  1. That which belongs to him; the possessive case of he, used without a following noun.
    The decision was his to live with.
  2. Alternative spelling of His
Translations[edit]

See also[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

his

  1. plural of hi
    • 2009, John M. Carney, Welcome to Tranquility:
      The Hikkams pushed a table over by the booth where the Lochwoods and Meekums were sitting, exchanged his and sat down.

Anagrams[edit]

Azerbaijani[edit]

Other scripts
Cyrillic һис
Perso-Arabic حیس‎

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Turkic *ïjs (“smell, odour”). Cognate with Chuvash йӑс (jăs).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

his (definite accusative hisi, plural hislər)

  1. soot, (black) smoke, fume
    Synonym: qurum

Declension[edit]

    Declension of his
singular plural
nominative his
 hislər
definite accusative hisi
 hisləri
dative hisə
 hislərə
locative hisdə
 hislərdə
ablative hisdən
 hislərdən
definite genitive hisin
 hislərin
    Possessive forms of his
nominative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) hisim hislərim
sənin (“your”) hisin hislərin
onun (“his/her/its”) hisi hisləri
bizim (“our”) hisimiz hislərimiz
sizin (“your”) hisiniz hisləriniz
onların (“their”) hisi or hisləri hisləri
accusative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) hisimi hislərimi
sənin (“your”) hisini hislərini
onun (“his/her/its”) hisini hislərini
bizim (“our”) hisimizi hislərimizi
sizin (“your”) hisinizi hislərinizi
onların (“their”) hisini or hislərini hislərini
dative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) hisimə hislərimə
sənin (“your”) hisinə hislərinə
onun (“his/her/its”) hisinə hislərinə
bizim (“our”) hisimizə hislərimizə
sizin (“your”) hisinizə hislərinizə
onların (“their”) hisinə or hislərinə hislərinə
locative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) hisimdə hislərimdə
sənin (“your”) hisində hislərində
onun (“his/her/its”) hisində hislərində
bizim (“our”) hisimizdə hislərimizdə
sizin (“your”) hisinizdə hislərinizdə
onların (“their”) hisində or hislərində hislərində
ablative
singular plural
mənim (“my”) hisimdən hislərimdən
sənin (“your”) hisindən hislərindən
onun (“his/her/its”) hisindən hislərindən
bizim (“our”) hisimizdən hislərimizdən
sizin (“your”) hisinizdən hislərinizdən
onların (“their”) hisindən or hislərindən hislərindən
genitive
singular plural
mənim (“my”) hisimin hislərimin
sənin (“your”) hisinin hislərinin
onun (“his/her/its”) hisinin hislərinin
bizim (“our”) hisimizin hislərimizin
sizin (“your”) hisinizin hislərinizin
onların (“their”) hisinin or hislərinin hislərinin

Danish[edit]

Noun[edit]

his n

  1. indefinite genitive singular of hi

Finnish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From German His (German key notation).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈhis/, [ˈhis̠]
  • Rhymes: -is
  • Syllabification(key): his

Noun[edit]

his

  1. (music) B-sharp

Usage notes[edit]

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[edit]

Inflection of his (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative his hisit
genitive hisin hisien
partitive hisiä hisejä
illative hisiin hiseihin
singular plural
nominative his hisit
accusative nom. his hisit
gen. hisin
genitive hisin hisien
partitive hisiä hisejä
inessive hisissä hiseissä
elative hisistä hiseistä
illative hisiin hiseihin
adessive hisillä hiseillä
ablative hisiltä hiseiltä
allative hisille hiseille
essive hisinä hiseinä
translative hisiksi hiseiksi
instructive — hisein
abessive hisittä hiseittä
comitative — hiseineen
Possessive forms of his (type risti)
possessor singular plural
1st person hisini hisimme
2nd person hisisi hisinne
3rd person hisinsä

Latin[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

hīs

  1. dative/ablative masculine/feminine/neuter plural of hic

Middle English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old English his, from Proto-Germanic *hes (“of this”), genitive of Proto-Germanic *hiz (“this, this one”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱe-, *ḱey- (“this”).

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Determiner[edit]

his (nominative pronoun he)

  2. Third-person singular masculine genitive determiner: his, of him.
  3. Third-person singular neuter genitive determiner: its, of it.
  4. 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
Descendants[edit]
  • English: his
  • Scots: his
  • Yola: hays, hys, his
See also[edit]
Middle English personal pronouns
nominative accusative dative genitive possessive
singular 1st-person I, ich, ik me min
mi1		 min
2nd-person þou þe þin
þi1		 þin
3rd-person m he him
hine2		 him his his
hisen
f sche, heo hire
heo 		hire hire
hires, hiren
n hit hit
him2		 his, hit —
dual3 1st-person wit unk unker
2nd-person ȝit inc inker
plural 1st-person we us, ous oure oure
oures, ouren
2nd-person4 ye yow your your
youres, youren
3rd-person inh. he hem
he2		 hem here here
heres, heren
bor. þei þem, þeim þeir þeir
þeires, þeiren

1Used preconsonantally or before h.
2Early or dialectal.
3Dual pronouns are only sporadically found in Early Middle English; after that, they are replaced by plural forms. There are no third-person dual forms in Middle English.
4Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Pronoun[edit]

his (nominative he)

  2. Third-person singular masculine genitive pronoun: his.
Synonyms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
See also[edit]
Middle English personal pronouns
nominative accusative dative genitive possessive
singular 1st-person I, ich, ik me min
mi1		 min
2nd-person þou þe þin
þi1		 þin
3rd-person m he him
hine2		 him his his
hisen
f sche, heo hire
heo 		hire hire
hires, hiren
n hit hit
him2		 his, hit —
dual3 1st-person wit unk unker
2nd-person ȝit inc inker
plural 1st-person we us, ous oure oure
oures, ouren
2nd-person4 ye yow your your
youres, youren
3rd-person inh. he hem
he2		 hem here here
heres, heren
bor. þei þem, þeim þeir þeir
þeires, þeiren

1Used preconsonantally or before h.
2Early or dialectal.
3Dual pronouns are only sporadically found in Early Middle English; after that, they are replaced by plural forms. There are no third-person dual forms in Middle English.
4Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

References[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

his (nominative heo)

  2. Third-person singular feminine genitive determiner: her, of her.
Synonyms[edit]
References[edit]

Navajo[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

  • xis (in older Americanist literature)

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

his

  1. pus

Inflection[edit]

possessives of his
singular duoplural plural
1st person shihis nihihis danihihis
2nd person nihis nihihis danihihis
3rd person bihis
4th person (3o) yihis
4th person (3a) hahis
Indefinite (3i) ahis

Old English[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

his

  1. genitive of hē: his
  2. genitive of hit: its

Descendants[edit]

Scots[edit]

Determiner[edit]

his

  1. his

Turkish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ottoman Turkish حس‎ (hiss), from Arabic حِسّ‎ (ḥiss). Compare to Azerbaijani hiss.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

his (definite accusative hissi, plural hisler)

  1. feeling, sensation, emotion
    Synonym: duygu

Declension[edit]

Inflection
Nominative his
Definite accusative hissi
Singular Plural
Nominative his hisler
Definite accusative hissi hisleri
Dative hisse hislere
Locative histe hislerde
Ablative histen hislerden
Genitive hissin hislerin
Possessive forms
Nominative
Singular Plural
1st singular hissim hislerim
2nd singular hissin hislerin
3rd singular hissi hisleri
1st plural hissimiz hislerimiz
2nd plural hissiniz hisleriniz
3rd plural hisleri hisleri
Definite accusative
Singular Plural
1st singular hissimi hislerimi
2nd singular hissini hislerini
3rd singular hissini hislerini
1st plural hissimizi hislerimizi
2nd plural hissinizi hislerinizi
3rd plural hislerini hislerini
Dative
Singular Plural
1st singular hissime hislerime
2nd singular hissine hislerine
3rd singular hissine hislerine
1st plural hissimize hislerimize
2nd plural hissinize hislerinize
3rd plural hislerine hislerine
Locative
Singular Plural
1st singular hissimde hislerimde
2nd singular hissinde hislerinde
3rd singular hissinde hislerinde
1st plural hissimizde hislerimizde
2nd plural hissinizde hislerinizde
3rd plural hislerinde hislerinde
Ablative
Singular Plural
1st singular hissimden hislerimden
2nd singular hissinden hislerinden
3rd singular hissinden hislerinden
1st plural hissimizden hislerimizden
2nd plural hissinizden hislerinizden
3rd plural hislerinden hislerinden
Genitive
Singular Plural
1st singular hissimin hislerimin
2nd singular hissinin hislerinin
3rd singular hissinin hislerinin
1st plural hissimizin hislerimizin
2nd plural hissinizin hislerinizin
3rd plural hislerinin hislerinin

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

Yola[edit]

Determiner[edit]

his

  1. Alternative form of hays
    • 1867, “THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 1:
      An a priesth o' parieshe on his lhaung-tyel garraane.
      And the priest of the parish on his long tail pony.

References[edit]

  • Jacob Poole (1867), William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, page 94
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