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Definition: WHATSO |
WHATSOIndefinite pronoun1. Whatsoever; whosoever; whatever; anything that. |
Date "WHATSO" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1200. (references) |
Note: Whatso \What"so\, indefinite pronoun. Whatsoever; whosoever; whatever; anything that. [obsolete]. (Websters 1913) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | I'm gay. And guess whatso is Ray? (Scary Movie; writing credit: Shawn Wayans; Marlon Wayans) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Luke Chapter 10, Verse 8 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai eiV hn d an polin eiserchsqe kai decwntai umaV esqiete ta paratiqemena umin |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Et in quamcumque civitatem intraveritis et susceperint vos manducate quae adponuntur vobis |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | Ac on swa hwylce ceastre swa ge ingað and hig eow onfoð: etað þæt eow toforan aset ys. |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And in to what euer citee ye entren, and thei resseyuen you, ete ye tho thingis that ben set to you; |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | And in to whatso ever citye ye enter yf they receave you eate soche thinges as are set before you |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you: |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And into whatever city ye enter, and they receive you, eat such things as are set before you. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And into whatever town you go, if they take you in, take whatever food is given to you: |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Luke Chapter 10, Verse 8 |
| Cebuano | Sa diha nga mahisulod na kamo sa usa ka lungsod ug pagadawaton kamo nila, kumaon kamo sa bisan unsa nga ilang igadulot kaninyo. |
| Croatian | "Kad u koji grad uðete pa vas prime, jedite što vam se ponudi |
| Danish | Og hvor I komme ind i en By. og de modtage eder, spiser der, hvad der sættes for eder; |
| Dutch | En in wat stad gij zult ingaan, en zij u ontvangen, eet hetgeen ulieden voorgezet wordt. |
| Finnish | Ja mihin kaupunkiin te tulettekin, missä teidät otetaan vastaan, syökää, mitä eteenne pannaan, |
| German | Und wo ihr in eine Stadt kommt und sie euch aufnehmen, da esset, was euch wird vorgetragen; |
| Haitian Creole | Lè nou antre man yon lavil, si yo resevwa nou, manje sa y'a mete devan nou. |
| Hungarian | És valamely városba bementek, és befogadnak titeket, azt egyétek, a mit elõtökbe adnak: |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Apabila kalian datang ke sebuah kota dan di sana kalian disambut dengan baik, makanlah apa yang dihidangkan di situ kepadamu. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Apabila kamu masuk ke negeri mana pun serta orang menerima kamu, makanlah barang yang dihidangkan bagimu, |
| Italian | Quando entrerete in una città e vi accoglieranno, mangiate quello che vi sarà messo dinanzi, |
| Manx Gaelic | As ard-valley erbee dy jed shiu stiagh ayn, as ad dy oltaghey nyn mea, ee-jee lheid as vees soit reue. |
| Maori | Ka tomo koutou ki tetahi pa, a ka manako ratou ki a koutou, kainga nga mea e whakatakotoria ana ma koutou: |
| Norwegian | Og hvor I kommer inn i en by og de tar imot eder, der skal I ete hvad de setter frem for eder, |
| Rumanian | Kn oricare cetate veyi intra wi unde vq vor primi oamenii, sq mkncayi ce vi se va pune knainte; |
| Shuar | Awaintiamawartatna Nú peprunam jearmeka ajampramsartatna nu yuatarum. |
| Spanish | En cualquier ciudad donde entréis y os reciban, comed lo que os pongan delante. |
| Swahili | Kama mkifika mji fulani na watu wakiwakaribisha, kuleni wanavyowapeni. |
| Swedish | Och när I kommen in i någon stad där man tager emot eder, så äten vad som sättes fram åt eder, |
| Uma | "Ane mesua' -koi hi rala ngata pai' -koi ratarima, koni' -mi-hana napa to ratonu-kokoi. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "WHATSO": whatsoever. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "WHATSO" (pronounced 'What"so'): Adviso, Affettuoso, Also, Arioso, Aviso, Basso, Betso, Calypso, Capricioso, Catso, Curioso, Furioso, Gesso, Glorioso, Improviso, Kousso, Maestoso, Peso, Pomposo, Proviso, sargasso, Spiritoso, torso, Verso, Vigoroso, Virtuoso, Whereso, Wherso, Whoso. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-h-o-s-t-w" | |
-1 letter: hosta, oaths, shoat, swath, thaws, whats. | |
-2 letters: hast, hats, haws, host, hots, hows, oast, oath, oats, shat, shaw, shot, show, soth, staw, stoa, stow, swat, swot, taos, taws, thaw, tosh, tows, twas, twos, wash, wast, wats, what, whoa, wost, wots. | |
-3 letters: ash, hao, has, hat, haw, hot, how, oat, ohs, sat, saw, sha. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-h-o-s-t-w" | |
+1 letter: outwash, washout. | |
+2 letters: sawtooth, showboat, somewhat, southpaw, towheads, towpaths, warthogs, washouts, whatnots, woolhats. | |
+3 letters: hawkmoths, hawthorns, lathworks, mouthwash, outwashes, seaworthy, shortwave, showboats, somewhats, southpaws, southward, stalworth, stopwatch, sweatshop, tomahawks, warmouths, washcloth, watchdogs, watchouts, watthours, woodchats. | |
+4 letters: catchwords, deathblows, dogwatches, earthworks, earthworms, flowcharts, heartwoods, heartworms, matchwoods, northwards, outwatches, patchworks, shadowiest, shallowest, shantytown, shortwaves, showboated, southwards, stalworths, sweatshops, throwaways, throwbacks, walkathons, washcloths, watchwords, whaleboats, whatsoever. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)57 48 41 54 53 4F |
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