whose

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[edit] English

Most common English words: woman « want « home « #234: whose » words » given » hands

[edit] Etymology

Genitive of who < Old English hwæs, the genitive of hwa < Proto-Germanic *hwas < Proto-Indo-European *kʷos

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Pronoun

whose

  1. Of whom, belonging to whom; used as an interrogative pronoun.
    Whose wallet is this?
  2. Of whom, belonging to whom; used as a relative pronoun.
    This is the man whose dog caused the accident. (=This man's dog caused the accident.)
  3. (formerly proscribed) Of which, belonging to which; used as a relative pronoun.
    We saw several houses whose roofs are falling off. (=The roofs are falling off several houses we saw.)

[edit] Translations

of whom (interrogative)
of whom (relative)
of which (relative)
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