whoseverとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源 1

From whose +‎ ever.

別の表記

• whoseever (rare)

限定詞

whosever (formal)

1. (possessive) Of whomever; belonging or related to whichever person or persons; whoever's.

   Whosever sunglasses these are will have to pick them up tomorrow.

   • 1866, Mark Twain, The Galaxy, W.C and F.P. Church, page 584:

     "And she is not wholesome, whosever word it was. She was there, hanging about him when he was so bad, before the worst came."

代名詞

whosever (formal)

1. (possessive) That of whomever; that which belongs or is related to whatever person or persons; whoever's.

   Whosever it is, it will be seized.

使用する際の注意点

In everyday language, whoever's is usually used instead.

参考

• whosesoever

語源 2

From whoever with who's replacing who.

短縮形

whosever

1. (proscribed) whoever is.
   • 1997 January 7, Raj Capoor, “S. Augmon wants out cont'd”, in alt.sports.basketball.nba.det-pistons‎ (Usenet):

     This would make J. Dumars come off the bench and sometimes give us a nice 3 guard line-up sometimes with Hunter at SG, Dumars at SF, and whosever in between the pg's from GS.

   • 2000 July 20, Michael J. Sacks, “It's started already”, in alt.sports.baseball.chicago-cubs‎ (Usenet):

     People keep passing the buck to whosever left to blame.

   • 2004 September 12, Storm, “Will Hewitt Make Tennis Slam History Tomorrow?”, in rec.sport.tennis‎ (Usenet):

     He can only play whosever on the other side of the net.

アナグラム

• whoever's, howsever