theirs

(Englisch)

  1. That or those belonging to them; the possessive case of they, used without a following noun.
  2. (informal) Their house or home.

Frequenz

C1
Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/ðɛəz/
Etymologie (Englisch)

In summary

From 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.

Related words

ich

il loro

het hunne

de hunne

la loro

ya wan

i loro

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