English - Etymology

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

English - Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /huːz/
• Rhymes: -uːz
• Homophone: who's

English - 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.)

Translations

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