boks
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Afrikaans
Etymology
Pronunciation
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Noun
Verb
boks (present boks, present participle boksende, past participle geboks)
- to box; to fight with the fists, usually with protective gloves
- (colloquial) to strike; to punish; to hurt
- Kom hier uit voor ek jou boks!
- Get out of here before I hurt/punish you!
Cornish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
boks m (plural boksys)
Derived terms
- boks tanbren (“matchbox”)
Etymology 2
Noun
boks m (plural boksow)
Derived terms
- boksuser (“boxer”)
- boksusi (“box”, verb)
Etymology 3
Noun
boks f (sigulative boksen)
- (collective) box trees (Buxus)
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Crimean Tatar
Etymology 1
Borrowed from English box (“a blow with the fist”).
Noun
boks
- box (both sports and a container)
Etymology 2
Noun
boks
Declension
nominative | boks |
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genitive | boksnıñ |
dative | boksqa |
accusative | boksnı |
locative | boksta |
ablative | bokstan |
References
- Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN
Dutch
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
boks m (plural boksen, diminutive boksje n)
Indonesian
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
Further reading
- “boks” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Maltese
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
boks m
Related terms
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
Noun
boks m (definite singular boksen, indefinite plural bokser, definite plural boksene)
Synonyms
- eske (box)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Verb
boks
- imperative of bokse
References
- “boks” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
Noun
boks m (definite singular boksen, indefinite plural boksar, definite plural boksane)
Synonyms
- eske (box)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
boks
References
- “boks” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Pseudo-anglicism, derived from boxing.
Noun
boks m inan
- (boxing) boxing (the sport of boxing)
- Synonyms: bokserka, pięściarstwo
Declension
Declension of boks
Derived terms
verb
- boksować impf
Related terms
adjective
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English box, from Middle English box, from Old English box, from Proto-West Germanic *buhsā, from Latin buxus, from Ancient Greek πυξίς (puxís). Doublet of puszka.
Noun
boks m inan
- box (an enclosure for animals)
- cubicle (a small separate part or one of the compartments of a room in an office)
Declension
Declension of boks
Derived terms
adjective
- boksowy
Further reading
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Noun
boks m (Cyrillic spelling бокс)
- boxing (sport)
Swedish
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
boks
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish بوقس (boks), from French boxe, from English box.
Noun
boks (definite accusative boksu, plural bokslar)
Declension
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Volapük
Noun
boks
- nominative plural of bok: box
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