transcription, транскрипция: [ s after vȯiceless consonants other than ]
s, sh, ch; z after vowels and vȯiced consonants other than z, zh, j; əz after s, sh, ch, z, zh, j noun suffix or pronoun suffix
Etymology: Middle English -es, -s, genitive singular ending, from Old English -es; akin to Old High German -es, genitive singular ending, Greek -oio, -ou, 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