English

Alternative forms

• he's
• his

Determiner

hes

1. (nonstandard, uncommon) Alternative form of his when pronounced as he's; belonging to him.

   That's hes house over there.‎

Pronoun

hes

1. (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

1. (informal, nonstandard) Alternative form of he's

Dutch

Etymology 1

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

Noun

hes m ‎(plural hessen, diminutive hesje n)

1. A short, protective type of blouse or shirt, typicallly worn by manual laborers
2. 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

Borrowing from German hässlich ‎(“hateful”)

Adjective

hes ‎(comparative hesser, superlative meest hes or hest)

1. (obsolete) Alternative form of hesselijk, heslijk

Inflection

Synonyms

• hatelijk
• aartslelijk, spuuglelijk

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse háss

Alternative forms

• hås (Nynorsk also)

Adjective

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

1. hoarse, husky (voice)

Derived terms

• heshet

References

• “hes” in The Bokmål Dictionary.