hers
English
Alternative forms
- her's (now nonstandard)
Etymology
From Middle English hires, heres, hers, attested since the 1300s. Equivalent to her + -s (compare -'s).[1]
Pronunciation
Pronoun
hers
- That which belongs to her; the possessive case of she, used without a following noun. [from 12th c.]
- 1791, Ann Radcliffe, The Romance of the Forest, Penguin, published 1999, page 335:
- The life of La Motte, who had more than saved her's […], depended on the testimony she should give.
- 2019 August 31, Gaby Hinsliff, The Guardian:
- The rest of us, meanwhile, would do well to accept that one woman’s choice is just that; hers and hers alone, not the standard by which all must be judged.
Derived terms
Translations
that which belongs to her
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See also
English personal pronouns
Dialectal and obsolete or archaic forms are in italics.
References
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “hers”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Icelandic
Middle English
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