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Ey vs Eirs - What's the difference?

ey | eirs |

In neologism|lang=en terms the difference between ey and eirs

is that ey is (neologism) they (singular) while eirs is (neologism) that which belongs to em, theirs (singular).

As pronouns the difference between ey and eirs

is that ey is (neologism) they (singular) while eirs is (neologism) that which belongs to em, theirs (singular).

As a noun ey

is (obsolete) an egg or ey can be an island.

ey

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) ey, from (etyl) . Was displaced by egg in the 16th century, most likely due to its clashing with the word "eye", with which it had come to be a homonym.

Noun

(eyren) (obsolete since the sixteenth century )
  • (obsolete) an egg

    • Derived terms

    * (l)

    Etymology 2

    Compare eyot.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An island.

    • Etymology 3

    (Spivak pronouns) Coined by Christine M. Elverson by removing the "th" from (they).

    Pronoun

  • (neologism) they (singular).
  • * {{quote-news
    • , date = 1975-08-23 , title = Ey has a word for it , newspaper = Chicago Tribune , first = Judie , last = Black , section = 1 , page = 12 , passage = Eir sentences would sound smoother since ey' wouldn't clutter them with the old sexist pronouns. And if '''ey''' should trip up in the new usage, ' ey would only have emself to blame. }}
  • * {{quote-newsgroup
    • , date = 1996-12-22 , first = Shirley , last = Worth , title = New To Yoga , newsgroup = alt.yoga , id = 32BDCA0C.6C8@worth.org , url = http://groups.google.com/group/alt.yoga/msg/4c5da8eb08c0d91b , passage = I'm not familiar with this book, but I encourage Marksmill to look for it-- and while ey is at it, to also look at a number of other books. }}
  • * {{quote-newsgroup
    • , date = 1997-11-25 , first = Scott Robert , last = Dawson , title = Who Pays for Cellular Calls , newsgroup = alt.cellular , id = 347acf56.333719@news.interlog.com , url = http://groups.google.com/group/alt.cellular/msg/cffb0aa99cf205e6 , passage = If a mobile user is far from eir home area, ey will pay a long-distance fee for carriage of the call *from* eir home area, just as a caller would pay long-distance on a call *to* that area. }}
  • *
    • Synonyms
    * * (singular) they * (neologism) e, sie, shi, ze
    Coordinate terms
    * he, she

    Anagrams

    *

    See also

    * other gender-neutral pronouns * suffix -ey English third person pronouns ----

    eirs

    English

    Pronoun

  • (neologism) That which belongs to em, theirs (singular).

    • Synonyms

    * his or hers, * (singular) theirs * (neologism) hirs

    Hyponyms

    * his, hers

    See also

    * other gender-neutral pronouns English third person pronouns