elsewhom
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From else + whom. Attested since 1542,[1] but rare;[2] modern uses seem like nonces patterned on elsewhere.
Pronoun
[edit]elsewhom
- (rare) Someone else, anyone else.
- Synonym: elsewho
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:elsewhom.
Usage notes
[edit]- In most (of the small total number of) uses, elsewhom functions as an object, like whom; however, like who (nominally a subject pronoun), elsewho also functions as an object or subject.
Related terms
[edit]- see elsewhere
References
[edit]- ^ James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Elsewhom”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “else”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.