his
/hɪz/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: 6.51 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
det
Used as a genitive marker in place of ’s after a noun, especially a masculine noun ending in -s, to express the possessive case.
Archaic
pron
Alternative spelling of His.
noun
plural of hi
Example Sentences
- "With that he put his ſpurres vnto his ſteed, With ſpeare in reſt, and toward him did fare, Like ſhaft out of a bow preuenting ſpeed."
- "No matter how early I came down, I would find him on the veranda, smoking cigarettes, or otherwise his man would be there with a message to say that his master would shortly join me if I would kindly wait."
- "In his first televised address since the siege in Abidjan began this week, Ouattara said he would focus on returning the country to normal to ease the plight of civilians."
- "On the contrary, those other passions, commonly denominated selfish, both produce different sentiments in each individual, according to his particular situation […]"
- "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."
- "In ſo moche that if any verbe be of the thyꝛde coniugation I ſet out all his rotes and tenſes[…]"
Etymology
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.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /hɪz/
- British English: /hɪz/
Usage
Inflected Forms
Derived Forms
Phrases
His Highness
his nabs
his nibs
His Serene Highness
you ally'all you guys yous
all yours y'all's you guys' your guys'
all your y'all's your all's you guys' your guys'
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