"eirs" meaning in English

See eirs in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Pronoun

IPA: /ɛəɹz/
enPR: airz Rhymes: -ɛə(ɹ)z Etymology: From eir + 's, or by removing th from theirs. Head templates: {{head|en|pronoun|possessive||||||||||||||||||head=}} eirs (possessive), {{en-pron|desc=possessive}} eirs (possessive)
  1. (rare, nonstandard) That which belongs to em, possessive case of gender-neutral ey or e, equivalent to the singular theirs and coordinate with his and hers. Wikipedia link: Spivak pronouns Tags: nonstandard, possessive, rare Categories (topical): Gender
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        },
        {
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          "name": "English third person pronouns",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
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        },
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        },
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          "langcode": "en",
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      ],
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        "That which belongs to em, possessive case of gender-neutral ey or e, equivalent to the singular theirs and coordinate with his and hers."
      ],
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        [
          "em",
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        ],
        [
          "ey",
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        ],
        [
          "e",
          "e#English"
        ],
        [
          "theirs",
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        ],
        [
          "his",
          "his#English"
        ],
        [
          "hers",
          "hers#English"
        ]
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        "(rare, nonstandard) That which belongs to em, possessive case of gender-neutral ey or e, equivalent to the singular theirs and coordinate with his and hers."
      ],
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        "possessive",
        "rare"
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      "enpr": "airz"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛəɹz/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛə(ɹ)z"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "airs"
    }
  ],
  "word": "eirs"
}
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        "Rhymes:English/ɛə(ɹ)z",
        "Rhymes:English/ɛə(ɹ)z/1 syllable",
        "en:Gender"
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        "That which belongs to em, possessive case of gender-neutral ey or e, equivalent to the singular theirs and coordinate with his and hers."
      ],
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          "belong"
        ],
        [
          "em",
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        ],
        [
          "ey",
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        ],
        [
          "e",
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        ],
        [
          "theirs",
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        ],
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          "his",
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        ],
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          "hers",
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        ]
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      ],
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        "nonstandard",
        "possessive",
        "rare"
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "enpr": "airz"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɛəɹz/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛə(ɹ)z"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "airs"
    }
  ],
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}

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