your

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word your. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word your, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say your in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word your you have here. The definition of the word your will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofyour, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: Your

English

English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

Etymology 1

From Middle English your, youre, ȝour, ȝoure, from Old English ēower, īower (your, plural), from Proto-West Germanic *iuwar, from Proto-Germanic *izweraz. Cognate with Saterland Frisian jou (your), Dutch jouw (your), German Low German jo, jos (your), German euer (your, plural), Danish jeres (your).

Alternative forms

  • ur (informal, Internet, text messaging)
  • ya, yer, yr (informal)
  • yo, yo' (African American Vernacular)

Pronunciation

Determiner

your

  1. Belonging to you; of you; related to you (singular; one owner).
    Let’s meet tomorrow at your convenience.
    Is this your cat?
  2. Belonging to you; of you; related to you (plural; more owners).
  3. A determiner that conveys familiarity and mutual knowledge of the modified noun.
    Not your average Tom, Dick and Harry.
    Your Show of Shows
    Your World with Neil Cavuto
    Not Your Average Travel Guide
  4. (Ireland) That; the specified (usually used with a human referent)
    Your man just bought a new car.
    Have you seen what your one over there is doing?
Derived terms
Translations
The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.
See also

Etymology 2

Contraction

your

  1. Misspelling of you're.
Usage notes
  • The use of your instead of you're is a common mistake in written English.

Cameroon Pidgin

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Determiner

your

  1. 2nd person singular possessive determiner

See also

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English ēower, from Proto-West Germanic *iuwar, from Proto-Germanic *izweraz. Initial /j/ is by analogy with ye.

Pronunciation

Determiner

your (nominative pronoun ye)

  1. Second-person plural genitive determiner: your (plural)
  2. (formal) Second-person singular genitive determiner: your (singular).

Pronoun

your (nominative ye)

  1. Second-person plural possessive pronoun: yours, of you (plural)

Descendants

  • English: your (ya, yer, yo)
  • Scots: your (yer)
  • Yola: yer, ye

See also

References