"y'all's" meaning in English

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Determiner

IPA: [jɔlz] [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-y'all's.wav
Etymology: From y’all + -’s. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|y’all|'s|alt2=’s}} y’all + -’s Head templates: {{head|en|determiner|cat2=possessive determiners}} y'all's
  1. (Southern US) Possessive of y’all (standing in for your). Tags: Southern-US, form-of, possessive Form of: y’all (extra: standing in for your) Synonyms: your
    Sense id: en-y'all's-en-det-Em3SzG18 Categories (other): Southern US English, English determiners, English entries with incorrect language header, English possessive determiners, English terms suffixed with -'s, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English determiners: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English possessive determiners: 50 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -'s: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50

Pronoun

IPA: [jɔlz] [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-y'all's.wav Forms: y’all’s [canonical]
Etymology: From y’all + -’s. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|y’all|'s|alt2=’s}} y’all + -’s Head templates: {{head|en|pronoun|head=y’all’s}} y’all’s
  1. (Southern US) Possessive of y’all (standing in for yours). Tags: Southern-US, form-of, possessive Form of: y’all (extra: standing in for yours) Synonyms: yours, your all's, your guys’s (english: proscribed by most speakers) [colloquial]
    Sense id: en-y'all's-en-pron-cfUXs4Bj Categories (other): Southern US English, English determiners, English entries with incorrect language header, English possessive determiners, English pronouns, English terms suffixed with -'s, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English determiners: 50 50 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of English possessive determiners: 50 50 Disambiguation of English pronouns: 41 59 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -'s: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
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