bukse
See also: bùksë
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Derived from Middle Low German buxe, cognate with Icelandic buxur, Danish buks, Swedish byxa, Kashubian bùksë.
Displaced native Norwegian Bokmål brok (“pant-leg; (plural) pants”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [²buksə]
Noun
bukse f or m (definite singular buksa or buksen, indefinite plural bukser, definite plural buksene)
- (a pair of) trousers (UK) or pants (US)
- et par bukser
- a pair of trousers (mostly used in plural form)
Derived terms
References
- “bukse” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Derived from Middle Low German buxe, cognate with Icelandic buxur, Danish buks, Swedish byxa, Kashubian bùksë.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²bʊksə/
Noun
bukse f (definite singular buksa, indefinite plural bukser, definite plural buksene)
Synonyms
Derived terms
References
- “bukse” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.