theirs
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English theires, attested since the 1300s. Equivalent to their + -s (compare -'s); formed by analogy to his. Displaced theirn (from Middle English theiren, formed by analogy to mine, thine) in standard speech.[1]
Pronunciation
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "UK" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ðɛəz/, /ðɛːz/
- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "US" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ðɛɚz/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -ɛə(r)z
- Homophone: there's
Pronoun
theirs
Translations
that which belongs to them
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See also
References
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “theirs”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
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