| 释义 |
-'s
\s after vȯiceless consonant sounds other than s, sh, ch; z after vowel sounds or vȯiced consonant sounds other than z, zh, j; ə̇z after s, sh, ch, z, zh, j\ noun suffix or pronoun suffix
Etymology: Middle English -s, -es, gen. singular ending of nouns, from Old English -es, gen. singular ending of some masculine & neuter nouns; akin to Old High German -es, gen. singular ending of some masculine & neuter nouns, Old Norse -s, Gothic -is, Greek -ou, Greek (Homeric) -oo, -oio, Sanskrit -asya
— used to form the possessive of singular nouns
< boy's >
of plural nouns not ending in s
< children's >
of some pronouns
< anyone's >
and of word groups functioning as nouns
< the man in the corner's hat >
or pronouns
< someone else's > |