noun · pron · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Sound
Pronunciation
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UK:/ˈhɜːz/
UK:/əz/
Northumbria:/ˈhɔːz/
US:/ˈhɝz/
US:/ɚz/
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rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)z
CMU ARPABET:HH ER0 Z
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:HH ER1 Z
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
plural of her
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
pron
Meaning 2
That or those belonging to her; the possessive case of she, used without a following noun.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
That handbag is hers. These gloves are also hers.
Mine is the blue one, and hers is the red one.
This is a favourite song of hers.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
pron
Meaning 3
Her house or home.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
Examples
Let's go over to hers.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
pron
Meaning 4
Honorific alternative letter-case form of hers, sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, honorific
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English hires, heres, hers, attested since the 1300s. Equivalent to her + -s (compare -'s).
Across languages
Translations
94 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
لَهَا
(lahā)
— that which belongs to her
Arabic:
لها
(lihā)
— that which belongs to her
Arabic:
بتاعها
(betāʕhā)
— that which belongs to her
Arabic:
بتاعتها
(betāʕethā)
— that which belongs to her
Arabic:
بتوعها
(betōʕhā)
— that which belongs to her
Azerbaijani:
onunku
— that which belongs to her
Bahamian Creole:
har own
— that which belongs to her
Belarusian:
яе́
(jajé)
— that which belongs to her
Central Bikol:
saiya
— that which belongs to her
Bulgarian:
не́ин
(néin)
— that which belongs to her
Chinese Mandarin:
她的
(tā-de)
— that which belongs to her
Czech:
její
— that which belongs to her
Danish:
hendes
— that which belongs to her
Dutch:
het hare
— that which belongs to her
Dutch:
de hare
— that which belongs to her
Finnish:
hänen
— that which belongs to her
French:
le sien
— that which belongs to her
French:
la sienne
— that which belongs to her
French:
les siens
— that which belongs to her
French:
les siennes
— that which belongs to her
German:
ihrer
— that which belongs to her
German:
ihre
— that which belongs to her
German:
ihres
— that which belongs to her
German:
ihrs
— that which belongs to her
German:
ihr m or f or
— that which belongs to her
German:
der Ihre
— that which belongs to her
German:
die Ihre
— that which belongs to her
German:
das Ihre
— that which belongs to her
German:
die Ihren
— that which belongs to her
Greek:
δικός της
(dikós tis)
— that which belongs to her
Greek:
δικιά της
(dikiá tis)
— that which belongs to her
Greek:
δική της
(dikí tis)
— that which belongs to her
Greek:
δικό της
(dikó tis)
— that which belongs to her
Greek:
δικοί της
(dikoí tis)
— that which belongs to her
Greek:
δικές της
(dikés tis)
— that which belongs to her
Greek:
δικά της
(diká tis)
— that which belongs to her
Greenlandic:
uuma
— that which belongs to her
Hawaiian:
ona
— that which belongs to her
Hawaiian:
āna
— that which belongs to her
Hungarian:
övé
— that which belongs to her
Icelandic:
hennar
— that which belongs to her
Ido:
elua
— that which belongs to her
Interlingua:
sue
— that which belongs to her
Italian:
il suo
— that which belongs to her
Italian:
la sua
— that which belongs to her
Italian:
i suoi
— that which belongs to her
Italian:
le sue
— that which belongs to her
Japanese:
彼女の
(kanojo no)
— that which belongs to her
Latin:
suus
— that which belongs to her
Latin:
eius
— that which belongs to her
Latin:
illius
— that which belongs to her
Latin:
huius
— that which belongs to her
Latvian:
viņas
— that which belongs to her
Latvian:
viņējs
— that which belongs to her
Latvian:
viņējais
— that which belongs to her
Macedonian:
нејзин
(nejzin)
— that which belongs to her
Norwegian Bokmål:
hennes
— that which belongs to her
Norwegian Nynorsk:
hennar
— that which belongs to her
Polish:
jej
— that which belongs to her
Portuguese:
o seu
— that which belongs to her
Portuguese:
a sua
— that which belongs to her
Portuguese:
o dela
— that which belongs to her
Portuguese:
a dela
— that which belongs to her
Romanian:
a ei
— that which belongs to her
Romanian:
al său
— that which belongs to her
Romanian:
a sa
— that which belongs to her
Romanian:
ai săi
— that which belongs to her
Romanian:
ale sale
— that which belongs to her
Romansh:
il sieu
— that which belongs to her
Romansh:
la sia
— that which belongs to her
Romansh:
ils ses
— that which belongs to her
Romansh:
las sias
— that which belongs to her
Russian:
её
(jejó)
— that which belongs to her
Serbo-Croatian:
ње̑н
— that which belongs to her
Serbo-Croatian:
ње́зин
— that which belongs to her
Serbo-Croatian:
njȇn
— that which belongs to her
Serbo-Croatian:
njézin
— that which belongs to her
Slovak:
jej
— that which belongs to her
Slovene:
njén
— that which belongs to her
Spanish:
el suyo
— that which belongs to her
Spanish:
los suyos
— that which belongs to her
Spanish:
la suya
— that which belongs to her
Spanish:
las suyas
— that which belongs to her
Swedish:
hennes
— that which belongs to her
Swedish:
sin
— that which belongs to her
Swedish:
sitt
— that which belongs to her
Swedish:
sina
— that which belongs to her
Tagalog:
niya
— that which belongs to her
Tagalog:
kaniya
— that which belongs to her
Telugu:
ఆమెది
(āmedi)
— that which belongs to her
Tupinambá:
i mba'e
— that which belongs to her
Tuvan:
ооңуу
(ooñuu)
— that which belongs to her
Ukrainian:
її́
(jijí)
— that which belongs to her
Yakut:
киниэнэ
(kiniene)
— that which belongs to her