"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. Etymology templates: {{m|en|eir}} eir, {{m|en|'s}} 's, {{m|en||th}} th, {{m|en|theirs}} 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

Download JSON data for eirs meaning in English (2.5kB)

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