him

Signification (English)

1. A masculine pronoun; he as a grammatical object.
2. A masculine pronoun; he as a grammatical object.
3. A masculine pronoun; he as a grammatical object.
4. (colloquial) As a grammatical subject or object when joined with a conjunction.
5. Used reflexively: (to) himself.
6. With nominative effect: he, especially as a predicate after be, or following a preposition.
7. (slang) A person of elevated skill at a sport, game, or other activity.

lui

à lui

👨

l’

le l’

to him

to her

toi

to it

for him

I guess

I suppose

person in question

another

Fréquence

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈhɪm/

Inherited from moyen anglais

Inherited from ancien anglais

Cognate with saterlandais

Cognate with frison occidental

Cognate with frison septentrional

Cognate with néerlandais

Cognate with allemand

In summary

From Middle English him, from Old English him, from Proto-Germanic *himmai (“to this, to this one”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian him (“him”), West Frisian him (“him”), Sylt North Frisian ham, höm (“him”), Dutch hem (“him”), German Low German hum, hüm, em (“him”), German ihm (“him”, dative).

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