whos

== English == === Pronunciation === enPR: ho͞oz, IPA(key): /huːz/ Rhymes: -uːz enPR: hwo͞oz, IPA(key): /ʍuːz/ Homophones: whose, who's Rhymes: -uːz === Noun === whos plural of who; often used along with whats, whys, hows, etc. === Anagrams === Hows, Show, how's, hows, show == Middle English == === Alternative forms === hoes, hos, hose, hosse, hoys, huas, qwoys, was, whas, whoes, whois, whoos, whose, wos, wose quas, whase, whayse (Northern) hwas, hwæs, hwes, hwos (Early Middle English) === Etymology === From Old English hwæs (genitive of hwā), from Proto-West Germanic *hwes (genitive of *hwaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *hwes (dative of *hwaz), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷésyo (genitive of *kʷís). The usual vocalism is due to influence from who and whom; forms with the expected vocalism are found sporadically in Early Middle English. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /hwɔ̝ːs/, /hwoːs/ (Early Middle English) IPA(key): /hwɑːs/ (Northern) IPA(key): /hwaːs/ === Pronoun === whos (singular or plural, genitive case, nominative who) (relative) whose (genitive) (interrogative, rare) whose (genitive) ==== Descendants ==== English: whose Scots: whase === Determiner === whos (relative) whose, of who (interrogative, rare) whose, of who (relative, rare) of which (inanimate) ==== Descendants ==== English: whose Scots: whase Yola: fose === References === “whōs, pron.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.