Box

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See also: box and b'ox

English

 Box, Gloucestershire on Wikipedia
 Box, Wiltshire on Wikipedia
 Box (surname) on Wikipedia

Alternative forms

Etymology

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Proper noun

Box

  1. A surname.
    • 2022 August 29, Elena Shao, “New Research Forecasts More Dire Sea Level Rise as Greenland’s Ice Melts”, in The New York Times‎:
      The 10-inch increase forecast in the new study, which does not give a timeline, could be much higher if temperatures continue to rise, as they almost certainly will, said Jason Box, a glaciologist at the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland who was the paper’s lead author.
  2. A village in Minchinhampton parish, south of Stroud, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO8600).
  3. A village and civil parish near Corsham, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST8268). [1]

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Parish map (Wiltshire)

Anagrams

German

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Etymology

Borrowed from English box. Doublet of Büchse (“can”) and Buchse (“bushing, connector”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɔks/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔks

Noun

Box f (genitive Box, plural Boxen)

  1. box (rectangular container); but not as widely used as in English, perhaps commonest for plastic boxes
  2. (electronics) loudspeaker (box-like encasing containing one or more loudspeaker devices)
  3. (equestrianism) a stall for a horse (compartment in a stable); not used for a horsebox, which is Pferdeanhänger
  4. (motor racing) pit (area for refueling and repairing)

Usage notes

  • With regard to the derived senses 2, 3, and 4, Box has become a false friend of its English etymon, box.

Declension

Declension of Box
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Box die Boxen
genitive einer der Box der Boxen
dative einer der Box den Boxen
accusative eine die Box die Boxen

Synonyms

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “Box” in Duden online
  • “Box” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Limburgish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Derived from or related to Middle Low German buxe. Compare Luxembourgish Box and Central Franconian Botz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈboks/,
  • (some dialects and some younger speakers) IPA(key): /ˈbɔks/,
  • Rhymes: -oks

Noun

Box f (plural Boxe, diminutive Böxke) (German-based spelling)

  1. trousers (UK); pants (US)
  2. diaper
  3. feathers on a chicken's leg

Derived terms

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

Noun

Box f (plural Boxen)

  1. trousers
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