English Explanatory Dictionary

theirs

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ðɛəz/ /ðɛːz/ /ðɛɚz/ /ðɛɹz/ en-us-theirs.ogg /ðeːz/ /ðiəz/ /ðeəz/ /ðeɹz/ /ðɜː(ɹ)z/

Word forms

theirs their's

Etymology

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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