whatten

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/wɒtən//wɑtən/

pronoun

What.

“For quotations using this term, see Citations:whatten.”

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Meanings

pronoun
  1. IrelandNorthern EnglandScotlandarchaicdialectalWhat.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:whatten.

Origin

Originally a contraction of what kind (of) (the DSL traces the Scots cognate back to Middle English whatkin, whatkyn, but the MED's only example is of the two-word collocation what kyn), later used in place of bare what.

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Cite this entry
APA

whatten. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whatten

MLA

“whatten.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whatten. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “whatten,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whatten.

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