wh-word

English

Examples
who, whom, whose; what; which; when; whether; how; where, whence, whither

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʌbəljuː ˈeɪt͡ʃ ˌwɜː(ɹ)d/

Noun

wh-word (plural wh-words)

1. Any English word that is interrogative, typically beginning with the letters "wh"; a question word.
2. (by extension) Any interrogative word from any language.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:wh-word.

Translations

interrogative word

• Danish: hv-ord n
• French: mot interrogatif (fr), mot qu- (fr) m
• German: W-Wort (de) n
• Russian: вопроси́тельное сло́во n (voprosítelʹnoje slóvo)

See also

• wh-question

References

• Interrogative word on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• “wh-word”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.