theirs

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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 290: 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 290: 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

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

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See also

References

  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “theirs”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

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