his

== English == === Etymology 1 === 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. ==== Alternative forms ==== His (honorific) ==== Pronunciation ==== (weak form) IPA(key): /ɪz/ [ɪ̈z] (weak vowel merger) IPA(key): /əz/ (strong form) (UK, US, Canada, Australian) IPA(key): /hɪz/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈhɘz/ Rhymes: -ɪz ==== Determiner ==== his Belonging to him. [from 8th c.] (sometimes dated) Belonging to a person of unspecified gender. (obsolete) Its; belonging to it. (Now only when implying personification.) [11th–17th c.] (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.] for Ahab's mark. ===== Usage notes ===== 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 His genitive on Wikipedia.Wikipedia ===== Derived terms ===== His Highness His Serene Highness Hislam his nibs, his nabs ===== Translations ===== ==== Pronoun ==== his (plural his) That or those belonging to him; the possessive case of he, used without a following noun. (informal) His house or home. Alternative spelling of His. ===== Translations ===== ==== See also ==== === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== his plural of hi === Anagrams === -ish, Hsi, IHS, Ish, Shi, ish, shi == Azerbaijani == === Etymology === From Proto-Turkic *ïjs (“smell, odour”). Cognate with Chuvash йӑс (jăs) and Turkish is. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [his] === Noun === his (definite accusative hisi, plural hislər) soot, (black) smoke, fume Synonym: qurum ==== Declension ==== == Danish == === Noun === his n indefinite genitive singular of hi == Finnish == === Etymology === From German His (German key notation). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhis/, [ˈhis̠] Rhymes: -is Syllabification(key): his Hyphenation(key): his === Noun === his (music) B-sharp ==== Usage notes ==== 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 ==== == Latin == === Pronoun === hīs dative/ablative common plural of hic == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === 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 ==== hys, hise, hyse, hiss, hisse, hyss, hysse, hijs, is, ys, isse, hes, hese, hesse, es, heis, heys, hus ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /his/ (mainly when unstressed) IPA(key): /iz/ ==== Determiner ==== his (nominative masculine pronoun he, nominative neuter pronoun hit) Third-person singular masculine possessive determiner: his, of him. Third-person singular neuter possessive determiner: its, of it. Used in place of the possessive suffix -es to denote possession by an antecedent noun. ===== Descendants ===== English: his Scots: his Yola: his, hys, hays ==== See also ==== ==== Pronoun ==== his (nominative he) Third-person singular masculine genitive pronoun: his. ===== Synonyms ===== hisen ===== Descendants ===== English: his ==== See also ==== ==== References ==== “his, pron.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 8 May 2018. “his, pron.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 9 May 2018. === Etymology 2 === ==== Alternative forms ==== hys, hise, is, ys, hies, hes, es, as ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /his/ (mainly when unstressed) IPA(key): /iz/ ==== Pronoun ==== his (nominative heo) Third-person singular feminine genitive determiner: her, of her. ===== Synonyms ===== hire ==== References ==== “hir(e), pron.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 10 June 2018. == Navajo == === Alternative forms === xis (in older Americanist literature) === Etymology === From Proto-Athabaskan *χəz. Cognate with Ahtna xez (“pus”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /hɪ̀s/ === Noun === his pus ==== Inflection ==== == Old English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /xis/, [his] Rhymes: -is === Pronoun === his genitive of hē: his genitive of hit: its ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: hisEnglish: hisScots: hisYola: his, hys, hays == Scots == === Determiner === his his == Turkish == === Etymology === From Ottoman Turkish حس (hiss), from Arabic حِسّ (ḥiss). Compare to Azerbaijani hiss. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /his/ === Noun === his (definite accusative hissi, plural hisler) feeling, sensation, emotion Synonym: duygu ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== mütehassis tahassüs === References === Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “his”, in Nişanyan Sözlük == Upper Kuskokwim == === Etymology === From Proto-Athabaskan *χəz. === Noun === his pus === References === Collins, Raymond L.; Petruska, Betty (1979), Dinak'i (Our Words). Upper Kuskokwim Athabaskan Junior Dictionary, Anchorage, Alaska: National Bilingual Materials Development Center, University of Alaska, page 75 == Uzbek == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic حِسّ (ḥiss). === Noun === his (plural hislar) feeling ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== hissi == Welsh == === Preposition === his h-prothesized form of is === Mutation === == Yola == === Alternative forms === hys, hays === Etymology === From Middle English his, from Old English his, from Proto-West Germanic *his. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /hɪz/, /heːz/ === Determiner === his his === References === Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828), 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, published 1867, page 94