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{{also|who's}}
==English==

===Pronunciation===
* {{enPR|ho͞oz}}, {{IPA|en|/huːz/}}
* {{rhymes|en|uːz|s=1}}
* {{homophones|en|whose|who's}}

===Noun===
{{head|en|noun form}}

# {{plural of|en|who}}; often used along with {{m|en|whats}}, {{m|en|whys}}, {{m|en|hows}}, etc.
#: {{ux|en|Closing of Duffy trial takes proceedings from the '''whos''' and whats to why and how.}}
#: {{ux|en|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}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=hosw|Hows|Show|how's|hows|show}}

==Middle English==

===Alternative forms===
* {{alter|enm|hoes|hos|hose|hosse|hoys|huas|qwoys|was|whas|whoes|whois|whoos|whose|wos|wose}}
* {{q|northern}} {{alter|enm|quas|whase|whayse}}
* {{q|early}} {{alter|enm|hwas|hwæs|hwes|hwos}}

===Etymology===
{{etymid|enm|whose}}
From {{inh|enm|ang|hwæs}}, {{m|ang|hwes}} (genitive of {{m|ang|hwā}}), from {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*hwes}} (genitive of {{m|gmw-pro|*hwaʀ}}), from {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*hwes}} (dative of {{m|gem-pro|*hwaz}}), from {{inh|enm|ine-pro|*kʷésyo}} (genitive of {{m|ine-pro|*kʷís}}).

The usual vocalism is due to influence from {{m|enm|who}} and {{m|enm|whom}}; forms with the expected vocalism are found sporadically in Early Middle English.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|enm|/hwɔːs/|/hwoːs/}}
* {{IPA|enm|/hwɑːs/|a=early}}
* {{IPA|enm|/hwaːs/|a=Northern}}

===Pronoun===
{{head|enm|pronoun|singular or plural, genitive case, nominative|who}}

# {{lb|enm|relative}} {{l|en|whose}} {{gloss|genitive}}
# {{lb|enm|interrogative|rare}} {{l|en|whose}} {{gloss|genitive}}

====Descendants====
* {{desc|en|whose}}
* {{desc|sco|whase}}

===Determiner===
{{head|enm|determiner}}

# {{lb|enm|relative}} {{l|en|whose}}, [[of]] [[who]]
# {{lb|enm|interrogative|rare}} {{l|en|whose}}, [[of]] [[who]]
# {{lb|enm|relative|rare}} of {{l|en|which}} {{gloss|inanimate}}

====Descendants====
* {{desc|en|whose}}
* {{desc|sco|whase}}
* {{desc|yol|fose}}

===References===
* {{R:MED Online|entry=whōs|pos=pron|id=MED52652}}

{{cln|enm|interrogative pronouns|relative pronouns}}