Definition/Meaning of whose

• English - Pronoun: whose Of whom , belonging to whom; used as an interrogative pronoun . Whose wallet is this? 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 .) ( 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…
• 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