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whose en · DET

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From Middle English whos, from Old English hwæs, from Proto-Germanic *hwes, genitive case of *hwaz (“who”) *hwat (“what”).

Meanings

1. (interrogative) Of whom, belonging to whom; which person's or people's.
   • We should buy a house. ~ With whose money?
   • Whose (wallet) is this?
   • For whose benefit are you acting.?
2. (relative) Of whom, belonging to whom.
   • Ammon is an Egyptian god near whose temple ammonia and ammoniac were said to come.
   • It is Marconi whose name is associated with the development of radio.
   • The most rapid and most seductive transition in all human nature is that which attends the palliation of a ravenous appetite.[…]Can those harmless but refined fellow-diners be the selfish cads whose gluttony and personal appearance so raised your contemptuous wrath on your arrival? 1921, Ben Travers, chapter 5, in A Cuckoo in the Nest, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company, published 1925, →OCLC:
   • This Duke Ricardo, Señores, as you probably know, is a grandee from Spain whose lands are the best in Andalucía. Part 1 published in 1605, Part 2 in 1615, translated in 2003, Miguel de Cervantes and translated by Edith Grossman, Don Quixote, page 185:
   • This is the man whose dog caused the accident.
   • I dedicate this award to my parents, without whose help I wouldn't have made it this far.
   • Venus, whose sister is Serena, won the latest championship.
   • The victim was a youngster, both of whose eyes were missing.
3. (relative) Of which, belonging to which.
   • We saw several houses whose roofs were falling off.

Deriveds

whose ox is gored · whose foot the shoe is on · you and whose army

Translations (185)

ky кимдин (of whom (interrogative)) · nl wier (of whom (interrogative)) · gl cuxo (of whom (relative)) · uk чий (of whom (interrogative)) · la quarum (of whom (relative)) · de dessen (of which (relative)) · el ποιανού (of whom (interrogative)) · grc τινῶν (tinôn) (of whom (interrogative)) · pt cuja (of whom (relative)) · kk кімнің (of whom (relative)) · ca de qui (of whom (relative)) · de dessen (of whom (relative)) · la cuius (of which (relative)) · es de quién (of whom (interrogative)) · ar لِمَن (of whom (interrogative)) · tyv кым (of whom (relative)) · hi किस का (of whom (interrogative)) · el ποιανών (poianón) (of whom (interrogative)) · es de quien (of whom (relative)) · tl kanino (of whom (interrogative)) · grc ὧν (hôn) (of whom (relative)) · cic kata (of whom (interrogative)) · it il cui (of which (relative)) · es cúyas (of whom (interrogative)) · la cuius (of whom (interrogative)) · hi किसका (of whom (interrogative)) · gl de quen (of whom (relative)) · pt cujo (of which (relative)) · alt кемниҥ (of whom (interrogative)) · ru чей (of whom (relative)) · tyv кым (of whom (interrogative)) · ar اَلَّتِي (of whom (relative)) · cu чии (of whom (interrogative)) · gl cuxa (of which (relative)) · el της οποίας (of whom (relative)) · es cuyos (of whom (relative)) · mk чиј (of whom (interrogative)) · ru че́йный (of whom (interrogative)) · ms kepunyaan siapa (of whom (interrogative)) · ar اَلَّذِينَ (of whom (relative)) · no hvis (of whom (relative)) · la quorum (of whom (relative)) · ga leis (of whom (interrogative)) · el των οποίων (ton opoíon) (of whom (relative)) · eo kies (of whom (relative)) · cs čí (of whom (interrogative)) · ia cuje (of which (relative)) · nb hvems (of whom (interrogative)) · ur کس کا (of whom (interrogative)) · ky кимдики (of whom (interrogative)) · es cuyo (of which (relative)) · es cuyas (of which (relative)) · ur جس کا (of which (relative)) · sah ким (of whom (interrogative)) · pl czyj (of whom (interrogative)) · nv háí bi- (of whom (interrogative)) · id yang mana (of which (relative)) · pt de quem (of whom (interrogative)) · la quarum (of whom (interrogative)) · grc οἷν (hoîn) (of whom (relative)) · tr kimin (of whom (interrogative)) · et kelle (of whom (interrogative)) · pt cujo (of whom (relative)) · id yang mana (of whom (relative)) · sv vars (of which (relative)) · ur جس کا (of whom (relative)) · fr de laquelle (of which (relative)) · la cuius (of whom (relative)) · es cuyo (of whom (relative)) · ar اَلَّذِي (of whom (relative)) · sk čí (of whom (interrogative)) · fr desquelles (of which (relative)) · eo kies (of whom (interrogative)) · cmg ᠬᠡᠨ ᠦ (of whom (relative)) · sl čígar (of whom (relative)) · ms milik siapa (of whom (interrogative)) · es cúyos (of whom (interrogative)) · gl de quen (of whom (interrogative)) · pt cujos (of which (relative)) · de deren (of whom (relative)) · bg чий (of whom (interrogative)) · nl wier (of whom (relative)) · et kelle (of whom (relative)) · io di qua (of whom (interrogative)) · pt cuja (of which (relative)) · nb hvem sin (of whom (interrogative)) · es cúyo (of whom (interrogative)) · grc τοῦ (toû) (of whom (interrogative)) · vi của ai (of whom (interrogative)) · es cuyas (of whom (relative)) · el τίνος (tínos) (of whom (interrogative)) · it il cui (of whom (relative)) · es cuya (of whom (relative)) · cmn 誰的 /谁的 (of whom (interrogative)) · nl wiens (of whom (interrogative)) · ja どなたの (of whom (interrogative)) · pl który (of which (relative)) · de deren (of which (relative)) · be чый (of whom (interrogative)) · kk كىمنىڭ (of whom (relative)) · hi जिसका (of whom (relative)) · nl wiens (of whom (relative)) · no hvis (of which (relative)) · yi וועמענס (of whom (interrogative)) · es cuyos (of which (relative)) · mn хэний (of whom (relative)) · mn ᠬᠡᠨ ᠦ (of whom (relative)) · fr de qui (of whom (relative)) · fr à qui (of whom (interrogative)) · grc αἷν (of whom (relative)) · fr desquels (of which (relative)) · tyv кымның (of whom (interrogative)) · dsb ceji (of whom (interrogative)) · hi जिसका (of which (relative)) · he שֶׁל מִי (of whom (interrogative)) · de wessen (of whom (interrogative)) · mn хэний (of whom (interrogative)) · ja 誰の (of whom (interrogative)) · cmg ᠬᠡᠨ ᠦ (of whom (interrogative)) · fi jonka (of which (relative)) · sv vems (of whom (interrogative)) · pt cujas (of which (relative)) · ro cui (of whom (relative)) · ca el subjecte del qual (of whom (relative)) · ru чей (of which (relative)) · grc τίνος (tínos) (of whom (interrogative)) · es cuya (of which (relative)) · sh чѝјӣ (of whom (interrogative)) · fi kenen (of whom (interrogative)) · eo kies (of which (relative)) · ta யாருடைய (of whom (interrogative)) · da hvis (of which (relative)) · ka რომლის (of whom (relative)) · ka რომლის (of which (relative)) · la quarum (of which (relative)) · pl który (of whom (relative)) · id yang (of which (relative)) · ko 누구 것 (of whom (interrogative)) · ka ვისი (of whom (interrogative)) · sh čìjī (of whom (interrogative)) · sl čigáv (of whom (interrogative)) · cs jehož m or n jejíž f jejichž (of whom (relative)) · ar اَللَّوَاتِي (of whom (relative)) · sv vars (of whom (relative)) · mzn کنی (of whom (interrogative)) · da hvis (of whom (interrogative)) · ang hwæs (of whom (interrogative)) · nb hvis (of whom (interrogative)) · gl cuxo (of which (relative)) · kk кімнің (of whom (interrogative)) · yrl waá (of whom (relative)) · fr dont (of which (relative)) · et mille (of which (relative)) · da hvis (of whom (relative)) · fr dont (of whom (relative)) · nl waarvan (of which (relative)) · es cúya (of whom (interrogative)) · ml ആരുടെ (of whom (interrogative)) · vo kima (of whom (interrogative)) · sah ким (of whom (relative)) · nl van wie (of whom (interrogative)) · it di chi (of whom (interrogative)) · tyv кымның (of whom (relative)) · el του οποίου (of whom (relative)) · la quorum (of whom (interrogative)) · fr duquel (of which (relative)) · yrl waá (of which (relative)) · ru чей (of whom (interrogative)) · nn kven sin (of whom (interrogative)) · cs jehož m or n jejíž f jejichž (of which (relative)) · ko 누구의 (of whom (interrogative)) · la quorum (of which (relative)) · fi jonka (of whom (relative)) · ga cé (of whom (interrogative)) · ca de qui (of whom (interrogative)) · ru кото́рого (of which (relative)) · grc ἧς (of whom (relative)) · id yang (of whom (relative)) · id punya siapa (of whom (interrogative)) · kk كىمنىڭ (of whom (interrogative)) · mn ᠬᠡᠨ ᠦ (of whom (interrogative)) · nl van wie (of whom (relative)) · alt кемдийи (of whom (interrogative)) · grc οὗ (hoû) (of whom (relative)) · el ποιανής (of whom (interrogative))

whose en · PRON

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From Middle English whos, from Old English hwæs, from Proto-Germanic *hwes, genitive case of *hwaz (“who”) *hwat (“what”).

Meanings

1. (interrogative) That or those of whom or belonging to whom.
   • He asked whose the umbrella was.
   • For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve, 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Acts 27:23:
   • If he starts it on another man's lands, and kills it there, it belongs to the owner of the land; but if he start game on one man's lands, and pursue it to those of another, and kill it there, it is neither the property of the man on whose lands it is started, nor of him on whose it is killed, but belongs to the killer. 1833, Tait's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 3, page 637 (Google Books view)
   • Several people have lost their suitcases. Whose have you found?
   • This car is blocking the way, but Mr Smith, whose it is, will be here shortly.
   • The notes on authors are extremely brilliant and incisive, not always in good perspective and sometimes freaky in their wit, as, for instance, the reference to Mrs. Holmes, of whose books it is said, "The secret of their long popularity has never been divulged by their readers," and Mrs. Harris, of whose it is said, "To a lively mind they should be conducive of profound sleep," which, whatever its faults, is by no means true of "Rutledge." 1895, Library Journal, Volume 20, page 397 (Google Books view)

Translations (35)

es cuyo ((relative) that or those of whom or belonging to whom) · mnc ᠸᡝᡳ᠌ᠩᡤᡝ ((relative) that or those of whom or belonging to whom) · mn хэнийх ((interrogative) that or those of whom or belonging to whom) · es cúyos ((interrogative) that or those of whom or belonging to whom) · kk كىمدىكى ((relative) that or those of whom or belonging to whom) · es cuyas ((relative) that or those of whom or belonging to whom) · kk кімдікі ((relative) that or those of whom or belonging to whom) · hu kié? ((interrogative) that or those of whom or belonging to whom) · cmg ᠬᠡᠨ᠋ᠡᠶᠢᠬᠢ ((interrogative) that or those of whom or belonging to whom) · mn хэнийх ((relative) that or those of whom or belonging to whom) · kk كىمدىكى ((interrogative) that or those of whom or belonging to whom) · de wessen ((interrogative) that or those of whom or belonging to whom) · mn ᠬᠡᠨ ᠦ ᠬᠢ ((interrogative) that or those of whom or belonging to whom) · es cúyas ((interrogative) that or those of whom or belonging to whom) · cmg ᠬᠡᠨ᠋ᠡᠶᠢᠬᠢ ((relative) that or those of whom or belonging to whom) · tr kiminki ((interrogative) that or those of whom or belonging to whom) · de wem gehört/gehören? ((interrogative) that or those of whom or belonging to whom) · tyv кымныы ((interrogative) that or those of whom or belonging to whom) · fr à qui? ((interrogative) that or those of whom or belonging to whom) · tyv кымныы ((relative) that or those of whom or belonging to whom) · la cuius ((relative) that or those of whom or belonging to whom) · la cuius ((interrogative) that or those of whom or belonging to whom) · sah кимиэнэ ((interrogative) that or those of whom or belonging to whom) · es de quien ((relative) that or those of whom or belonging to whom) · es de quién ((interrogative) that or those of whom or belonging to whom) · es cúyo ((interrogative) that or those of whom or belonging to whom) · mnc ᠸᡝᡳ᠌ᠩᡤᡝ ((interrogative) that or those of whom or belonging to whom) · mn ᠬᠡᠨ ᠦ ᠬᠢ ((relative) that or those of whom or belonging to whom) · es cuya ((relative) that or those of whom or belonging to whom) · es cuyos ((relative) that or those of whom or belonging to whom) · kk кімдікі ((interrogative) that or those of whom or belonging to whom) · hu akié ((relative) that or those of whom or belonging to whom) · pt cujo ((relative) that or those of whom or belonging to whom) · sah кимиэнэ ((relative) that or those of whom or belonging to whom) · es cúya ((interrogative) that or those of whom or belonging to whom)

whose en · X

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From Middle English whos, from Old English hwæs, from Proto-Germanic *hwes, genitive case of *hwaz (“who”) *hwat (“what”).

Meanings

1. (alt-of, contraction, misspelling) Misspelling of who's.
   alt of who's