Boxershorts

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English boxer shorts.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɔksərˌʃɔrts/, [ˈbɔksɐ-], [-ˌʃɔʁts], [-ˌʃɔɐ̯ts], [-ˌʃɔːts]
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Noun

Boxershorts f (genitive Boxershorts, plural Boxershorts)

  1. boxer shorts (men's underwear)

Declension

  • Some dictionaries may treat this word as a plurale tantum, but this is contrary to actual usage, where the singular eine Boxershorts is commonly used to refer to a single pair. As in Hose, the plural may be used interchangeably with the singular or may refer to several pairs.

Declension

Declension of Boxershorts [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Boxershorts die Boxershorts
genitive einer der Boxershorts der Boxershorts
dative einer der Boxershorts den Boxershorts
accusative eine die Boxershorts die Boxershorts

Hypernyms

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