Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whomsoever

/ˌhumsoʊˈɛvəɹ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.95 in modern English

Syllables: whom-so-ev-er
IPA: /ˌhumsoʊˈɛvəɹ/

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

pron

Whatever person or persons (as object of a verb or preposition): emphasised or elaborated form of whomever.

Formal

Example Sentences

"We shall tell the good news to whomsoever we meet."
"Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he: hold him fast."
"Whomsoever I've cured, I've sickened now / And whomsoever I've cradled, I've put you down"

Etymology

From Middle English whom so evere, whom soever, whom-so-ever, whom-so-evere, whomsoever, whom-so-evyr. By surface analysis, whom + so + -ever.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: whom so evere

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌhumsoʊˈɛvəɹ/

Usage

Formal

Inflected Forms

of whosoever (objective) whomsoëver (alternative, obsolete)

Frequently Paired Words

whom whomever

Rhymes With

never ever however whatever forever whenever whoever wherever clever whatsoever trevor whichever

Questions

How do you pronounce whomsoever?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌhumsoʊˈɛvəɹ/.
What does whomsoever mean?: Whatever person or persons (as object of a verb or preposition): emphasised or elaborated form of whomever.
Where does whomsoever come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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