Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nobody's

/nˈoʊbˌɑdˌiz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.61 in modern English

Syllables
no-body's
IPA
/nˈoʊbˌɑdˌiz/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

det

Possessive case of nobody. (This entry is a translation hub.)

pron

That which belongs to nobody; the possessive case of nobody, used without a following noun.

contraction

Contraction of nobody + is.

contraction

Contraction of nobody + has.

Etymology

From nobody + -'s.

Questions

How do you pronounce nobody's?
The recorded pronunciation is /nˈoʊbˌɑdˌiz/.
What does nobody's mean?
Possessive case of nobody. (This entry is a translation hub.)
Where does nobody's come from?
From nobody + -'s.

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