/huːz/
OriginFrom Middle English whos, from Old English hwæs, from Proto-Germanic *hwes, genitive case of *hwaz (“who”) *hwat (“what”).
- interrogativeOf whom, belonging to whom; which person's or people's.
“Whose (wallet) is this?”
“We should buy a house. ~ With whose money?”
“For whose benefit are you acting.?”
- relativeOf whom, belonging to whom.
“This is the man whose dog caused the accident.”
“Venus, whose sister is Serena, won the latest championship.”
“I dedicate this award to my parents, without whose help I wouldn't have made it this far.”
- relativeOf which, belonging to which.
“We saw several houses whose roofs were falling off.”
- alt-of, honorificHonorific alternative letter-case form of whose, sometimes used when referring to God or another important figure who is understood from context.
“Saviour, Whose love constrained them / To toil with zeal untired,”
- interrogativeThat or those of whom or belonging to whom.
“Several people have lost their suitcases. Whose have you found?”
- relativeThat or those of whom or belonging to whom.
“This car is blocking the way, but Mr Smith, whose it is, will be here shortly.”
“For there stood by me this night the angel of God, whose I am, and whom I serve,”
“If he starts it on another man's lands, and kills it there, it belongs to the owner of the land; but if he start game on one man's lands, and pursue it to those of another, and kill it there, it is ne”
- alt-of, contraction, misspellingMisspelling of who's.