英和和英

名詞

whos

1. plural of who; often used along with whats, whys, hows, etc.

   Closing of Duffy trial takes proceedings from the whos and whats to why and how.

   The whos and wheres and whens and whats of his expenses were the meat of the weeks of testimony that dragged on far longer than anyone expected

アナグラム

• Hows, Show, how's, hows, show

語源

From 古期英語 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 中期英語.

発音

• IPA: /hwɔ̝ːs/, /hwoːs/
• (Early Middle English) IPA: /hwɑːs/
• (Northern) IPA: /hwaːs/

代名詞

whos (singular or plural, genitive case, nominative who)

1. (relative) whose (genitive)
2. (interrogative, rare) whose (genitive)

派生した語

• English: whose
• Scots: whase

限定詞

whos

1. (relative) whose, of who
2. (interrogative, rare) whose, of who
3. (relative, rare) of which (inanimate)

派生した語

• English: whose
• Scots: whase
• Yola: fose

参照

• “whōs, pron.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.