byxa

See also: byksa

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish byksa (pl. byksor, "pair of pants") and Middle Low German buxe, cognate with Icelandic buxur, Danish buks, Norwegian bukse, Kashubian bùksë, English boxers.

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Noun

byxa c

  1. (chiefly in the plural) pants, trousers
    Synonym: (colloquial) bralla, braxa, böxa
    Hyponym: brok

Usage notes

The singular form mostly appears in advertisements.

Declension

Declension of byxa
nominative genitive
singular indefinite byxa byxas
definite byxan byxans
plural indefinite byxor byxors
definite byxorna byxornas

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References

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