theirs
Meaning
- That or those belonging to them; the possessive case of they, used without a following noun.
- (informal) Their house or home.
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ðɛəz/
Etymology
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.
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