contraction · pron · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈsʌmwʌnz/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
contraction
Meaning 1
Contraction of someone + is.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
contraction
Meaning 2
Contraction of someone + has.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, contraction
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
pron
Meaning 3
Possessive case of someone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: somebody's
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From someone + 's.
Etymology tree Middle English sum oon English someone English -'s English someone's From someone + -'s.
Across languages
Translations
25 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Belarusian:
чы́йсьці
(čýjsʹci)
— possessive case of ''someone''
Belarusian:
не́чы
(njéčy)
— possessive case of ''someone''
Belarusian:
не́йчы
(njéjčy)
— possessive case of ''someone''
Bulgarian:
не́чий
(néčij)
— possessive case of ''someone''
Chinese Mandarin:
某人的
(mǒurén de)
— possessive case of ''someone''
Czech:
něčí
— possessive case of ''someone''
Dutch:
iemands
— possessive case of ''someone''
Finnish:
jonkun
— possessive case of ''someone''
French:
de quelqu'un
— possessive case of ''someone''
French:
à quelqu'un
— possessive case of ''someone''
German:
jemandes
— possessive case of ''someone''
Hungarian:
valaki(nek a/az) ...-a/-e/-ja/-je
— possessive case of ''someone''
Hungarian:
valakié
— possessive case of ''someone''
Jamaican Creole:
fi smaddy
— possessive case of ''someone''
Jamaican Creole:
fi smaddy own
— possessive case of ''someone''
Japanese:
誰かの
— possessive case of ''someone''
Korean:
누군가의
(nugun'gaui)
— possessive case of ''someone''
Polish:
czyjś
— possessive case of ''someone''
Romanian:
cuiva
— possessive case of ''someone''
Russian:
че́й-то
(čéj-to)
— possessive case of ''someone''
Slovak:
niečí
— possessive case of ''someone''
Spanish:
de alguien
— possessive case of ''someone''
Swedish:
någons
— possessive case of ''someone''
Turkish:
birinin
— possessive case of ''someone''
Ukrainian:
чийсь
(čyjsʹ)
— possessive case of ''someone''
