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whosever

whosever

9.9
Of whichever person owns something
  • pronoun
  • /ˈhuːzˌɛvər/
  • Archaic
translation icon : cualquiera
  • The keys belong to whosever left them on the table.

Examples

  • She will give a prize to whosever can solve the puzzle first.

  • Whosever is interested in the project should sign up by Friday.

  • We'll grab the physicist, and we'll take out whosever coming for him.

    American Assassin (2017)

  • If you still can't reach him, then get whosever on call.

    Path to War (2003)

  • Whosever got a bet here, could say they picked any number at all and Big Moe won't be able to tell if they're telling the truth or not.

    Shrunken Heads (1994)

Surface Forms

whosever subject case

Morphology

whosever = whose (transparent) = whose + ever

Formed by the standard free-relative suffix '-ever' added to the possessive pronoun 'whose', yielding 'of whoever', which is directly derivable for learners familiar with forms like 'whoever' or 'whatever'.

Etymology

Whosever is formed by joining whose and ever and means 'of whoever' or 'belonging to whichever person'. It is like the familiar whoever, so whosever points to ownership by any person, for example whosever coat means 'the coat of whoever'.