whichsoever

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle English which-so-ever.[1] By surface analysis, which +‎ so +‎ ever.

Pronunciation
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌwɪtʃsəʊˈɛvə/
  • (US, Canada) IPA(key): (wine–whine merger) /ˌwɪt͡ʃsoʊˈɛvɚ/, (without wine–whine merger) /ˌʍɪt͡ʃsoʊˈɛvɚ/
    • Audio (US)(file)
      (wine–whine merged)

Determiner

whichsoever (formal or archaic)

  1. Emphatic form of whichever.

Pronoun

whichsoever (formal or archaic)

  1. Emphatic form of whichever.

References
  1. “whichsoˈever, pron.” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary, second edition (1989)
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