whose

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Genitive of who, from Old English hwæs, the genitive of hwa, from Proto-Germanic *hwaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷis

Pronunciation [edit]

Pronoun [edit]

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.)

Translations [edit]

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

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