FromMiddle Englishhis, fromOld Englishhis(“his; its”), fromProto-Germanic*hes(“of this”), genitive ofProto-Germanic*hiz(“this, this one”), fromProto-Indo-European*ḱe-,*ḱey-(“this”). Cognate withDanish,Swedish,Norwegian,Icelandichans(“his”). More athe; see alsoits.

• His(honorific)

• (stressed)
  • (UK,US,Canada,General Australian)IPA^(key):/ˈhɪz/

• Audio(US):

  (file)

  • (New Zealand)IPA^(key):/ˈhɘz/
• (unstressed form)
  • IPA^(key):/ɪ̈z/
  • (weak vowel merger)IPA^(key):/əz/
• Rhymes:-ɪz

his

1. Belonging tohim.[from 8th c.]
   • 1596,Edmund Spenser, “Book IIII, Canto I”, inThe Faerie Queene. […], part II (books IV–VI), London:[…] [Richard Field] forWilliam Ponsonby,→OCLC, stanza 41:

     With that he puthis ſpurres vnto his ſteed,
     With ſpeare in reſt, and toward him did fare,
     Like ſhaft out of a bow preuenting ſpeed.

   • 1897 December (indicated as1898),Winston Churchill, chapter IV, inThe Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.:The Macmillan Company; London:Macmillan & Co., Ltd.,→OCLC,page46:

     No matter how early I came down, I would find him on the veranda, smoking cigarettes, or otherwisehis man would be there with a message to say thathis master would shortly join me if I would kindly wait.

   • 2011 April 8, Xan Rice, “Ivory Coast: 100 more bodies found as ethnic tensions rise”, inThe Guardian‎^[1]:

     Inhis first televised address since the siege in Abidjan began this week, Ouattara said he would focus on returning the country to normal to ease the plight of civilians.

2. (sometimesdated) Belonging to a person of unspecified gender.
   • 1751,David Hume, “(please specify the page)”, inAn Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals, London:[…]A[ndrew] Millar, […],→OCLC:

     On the contrary, those other passions, commonly denominated selfish, both produce different sentiments in each individual, according tohis particular situation[…]

   • 2003, Norman L. Geisler, Winfried Corduan,Philosophy of Religion: Second Edition, page 9:

     It is our conviction that piecemeal critiques of nontheisms will not suffice. The theist must enter the arena with a positive and comprehensive case ofhis own.

3. (obsolete)Its; belonging to it. (Now only when implying personification.)[11th–17th c.]
   • 1530 July 18,Iohan Palſgrave, “The Introduction”, inLeſclarciſſement de la langue francoyſe[…]‎^[2], London: Richard Pynſon, Iohan Haukyns,→OCLC, page32; reprinted asLesclarcissement de la langue françoyse, Genève: Slatkine Reprints,1972:

     In ſo moche that if any verbe be of the thyꝛde coniugation
     I ſet out allhis rotes and tenſes[…]

   • 1603,Michel de Montaigne, “Of Drunkennesse”, inJohn Florio, transl.,The Essayes […], book II, London:[…]Val[entine] Simmes forEdward Blount […],→OCLC,page200:

     My ſtomacke could not well reach ſo farre: it is very much troubled to come to an end of that which it takes forhis neede.

   • 1611,The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London:[…]Robert Barker, […],→OCLC,Matthew5:13, column 1:

     Yee are the ſalt of the earth: But if the ſalt haue loſthis ſauour, wherewith ſhall it bee ſalted?

4. (archaic) Used as agenitive marker in place of’s after a noun, especially a masculine noun ending in-s, to express the possessive case.[from 11th c.]

   Ahabhis mark

   forAhab's mark.

   Sejanushis Fall

• When followed by a noun, it is sometimes referred to as apossessive adjective, qualifying the following noun. It is, however, thepossessive case of the personal pronounhe.
• (fourth sense) See His genitive on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

• Hislam

his (pluralhis)

1. That or those belonging tohim;the possessive case ofhe, used without a following noun.

   This pen ishis. These books are alsohis.

   The decision washis to live with.

   His is bigger than mine.

   That cough ofhis is really getting on my nerves.(double possessive)

2. (informal) His house or home.

   After our night out, I went back tohis.

3. Alternative spelling ofHis.

his

1. plural ofhi
   • 2009, John M. Carney,Welcome to Tranquility:

     The Hikkams pushed a table over by the booth where the Lochwoods and Meekums were sitting, exchangedhis and sat down.

• -ish,Hsi,IHS,Ish,Shi,ish,shi

FromProto-Turkic*ïjs(“smell, odour”). Cognate withChuvashйӑс(jăs).

• IPA^(key):[his]

• Audio:

  (file)

his (definite accusativehisi,pluralhislər)

1. soot, (black)smoke,fume

   Synonym:qurum

his n

1. indefinitegenitivesingular ofhi

FromGermanHis (German key notation).

• IPA^(key):/ˈhis/,[ˈhis̠]
• Rhymes:-is
• Syllabification^(key):his
• Hyphenation^(key):his

his

1. (music)B-sharp

Capitalized for the great octave or any octave below that, or in names of major keys; not capitalized for the small octave or any octave above that, or in names of minor keys.

hīs

1. dative/ablativemasculine/feminine/neuterplural ofhic

FromOld Englishhis, fromProto-Germanic*hes(“of this”), genitive ofProto-Germanic*hiz(“this, this one”), fromProto-Indo-European*ḱe-,*ḱey-(“this”).

• hys,hise,hyse,hiss,hisse,hyss,hysse,hijs,is,ys,isse,hes,hese,hesse,es,heis,heys,hus

• IPA^(key):/his/
• (mainly when unstressed)IPA^(key):/iz/

his (nominative masculine pronounhe,nominative neuter pronounhit)

2. Third-person singular masculine possessive determiner:his, of him.
3. Third-person singular neuter possessive determiner:its, of it.
4. Used in place of the possessive suffix-es to denote possession by an antecedent noun.
   • 1470, Thomas Malory,Works:

     And Claudashis knyghts brake theire spearis

     (pleaseadd an English translation of this quotation)

• English:his
• Scots:his
• Yola:his,hys,hays

his (nominativehe)

2. Third-person singular masculine genitive pronoun:his.

• hisen

• English:his

• “his,pron.(1).”, inMED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.:University of Michigan,2007, retrieved8 May 2018.
• “his,pron.(2).”, inMED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.:University of Michigan,2007, retrieved9 May 2018.

• hys,hise,is,ys,hies,hes,es,as

• IPA^(key):/his/
• (mainly when unstressed)IPA^(key):/iz/

his (nominativeheo)

2. Third-person singular feminine genitive determiner:her, of her.

• hire

• “hir(e),pron.(2).”, inMED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.:University of Michigan,2007, retrieved10 June 2018.

• xis(in older Americanist literature)

• IPA^(key):/hɪ̀s/

his

1. pus

his

1. genitive ofhē: his
2. genitive ofhit: its

• Middle English:his
  • English:his
  • Scots:his
  • Yola:his,hys,hays

his

1. his

FromOttoman Turkishحس(hiss), fromArabicحِسّ(ḥiss). Compare toAzerbaijanihiss.

• IPA^(key):/his/

• Audio:

  (file)

his (definite accusativehissi,pluralhisler)

1. feeling,sensation,emotion

   Synonym:duygu

• mütehassis
• tahassüs

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “his”, inNişanyan Sözlük

Borrowed fromArabicحِسّ(ḥiss).

his (pluralhislar)

1. feeling

• hissi

his

1. h-prothesized form ofis

• hys,hays

FromMiddle Englishhis, fromOld Englishhis, fromProto-West Germanic*his.

• IPA^(key):/hɪz/,/heːz/

his

1. his
   • 1867, “THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE”, inSONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 1, page94:

     An a priesth o' parieshe onhis lhaung-tyel garraane.

     And the priest of the parish onhis long tail pony.

   • 1867, “THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE”, inSONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 2, page94:

     An a priesth o parieshe onhis garrane baun,

     The priest of the parish onhis white pony,

   • 1867, “THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE”, inSONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 2, page94:

     Hea marreet dear Phielim tohis sweet Jauane.

     He married dear Phelim tohis sweet Joan.

   • 1867, “VERSES IN ANSWER TO THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE”, inSONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 1, page100:

     Ingsaury neileare (pidh?)his niz outh o' harr.

     J——N—— puthis nose out of socket.

   • 1867, “CASTEALE CUDDE'S LAMENTATION”, inSONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 6, page104:

     Lhaung life to Misteare Reedforth anhis vamilee,

     Long life to Mister Radford andhis family;

• Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor,A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published1867,page94