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-’s

-’s is the alternative form of -'s.

Meaning of -'s

Suffix

-'s

  1. (enclitic) A possessive marker, indicating that an object belongs to the noun or noun phrase bearing the marker.
    • Jane's house is bigger than Sarah's.
  2. (enclitic) In the absence of a specified object, used to indicate “the house/place/establishment of”.
    • We'll arrive at Jose and María's in time for dinner.
  3. (enclitic) Indicates a purpose or a user.
    • You need a driver's license.
  4. (enclitic) Used to indicate a quantity of something, especially of time.
    • I took three weeks' holiday.
  5. (enclitic) Used to indicate various other kinds of relationship, such as source or origin, object of an action, subject depicted, etc.
    • She got angry at my niece's trying to lie to us.
  6. (enclitic) Attached to a noun or noun phrase linked to a genitive of, forming a double genitive (Compare of mine, etc.)
    • a friend of Sarah's

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Questions about -’s

What is -’s the alternative form of?
-’s is the alternative form of -'s.

Words near -’s in the dictionary

  1. -æsthesia
  2. -æsthesis
  3. -èd
  4. -ïng
  5. -ö-
  6. -’s
  7. .22
  8. .22s
  9. .357
  10. .357s
  11. .38

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Adapted from Wiktionary: -’s (page history and authors); -'s (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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