hes

See also: he's

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /hiːz/

Etymology 1

Alternative spelling of his.

Alternative forms

he's
his

Determiner

hes

(nonstandard, uncommon) Alternative form of his when pronounced as he's; belonging to him.
That's hes house over there.

Pronoun

hes

(nonstandard, uncommon) Alternative form of his when pronounced as he's; that that belongs to him.
The idea was hes not mine.

Usage notes

Used in some dialects to represent the (often only occasional) pronunciation of his as he's as both a determiner and a pronoun. Although his is almost always used, regardless of pronunciation, hes and he's are sometimes used.

Etymology 2

From he's via a reduction of the apostrophe which is, in turn, a contraction of he is and he has.

Contraction

hes

(informal, nonstandard) Alternative form of he's

Anagrams

(s)he, EH&S, EHS, Esh, HSE, SHE, She, ehs, esh, hse, s/he, she, she-

Dutch

Etymology 1

From either German Hesse (“Hessian”) (possibly via Hessenkiel), or Häsz, Hesz (“clothing, dress”).

Noun

hes m (plural hessen, diminutive hesje n)

A short, protective type of blouse or shirt, typicallly worn by manual laborers
A light version of the above, worn as a signal, notably to be noticed by traffic

Usage notes

Mostly used in its diminutive form (hesje).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German hässlich (“hateful”).

Adjective

hes (comparative hesser, superlative meest hes or hest)

(obsolete) Alternative form of hesselijk, heslijk

Inflection

Inflection of hes
uninflected	hes
inflected	hesse
comparative	hesser
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		hes	hesser	het hest het heste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	hesse	hessere	heste
	n. sing.	hes	hesser	heste
	plural	hesse	hessere	heste
definite		hesse	hessere	heste
partitive		hes	hessers	—

Synonyms

hatelijk
aartslelijk, spuuglelijk

Middle English

Etymology 1

Determiner

hes

Alternative form of his

Pronoun

hes

Alternative form of his

References

“his, (pron.1)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 8 May 2018.
“his, (pron.2)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 9 May 2018.

Etymology 2

Pronoun

hes

Alternative form of heo

References

“hir(e), pron (2)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 10 June 2018.

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

hås (Nynorsk also)

Etymology

From Old Norse háss

Adjective

hes (neuter singular hest, definite singular and plural hese, comparative hesere, indefinite superlative hesest, definite superlative heseste)

hoarse, husky (voice)

Derived terms

heshet

References

“hes” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Spanish

Noun

hes f pl

plural of he

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