Box

See also: box and b'ox

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Boxx

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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^[1]:

     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).

Derived terms

• Boxford
• Boxgrove
• Box Hill
• Box-Muller transform

Anagrams

• BXO, OBX

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔks/

• Audio:

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• 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 [feminine]

	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

• (box): Behälter; Dose; Karton; Kasten; Kiste; Schachtel

Derived terms

• Bassbox
• Blackbox
• Boxenstopp
• Gitterbox
• Pferdebox
• Plastikbox

Further reading

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

Limburgish

Alternative forms

• bóx, bóks, box, boks (Veldeke spelling)
• Botts (Eupen)
• Bocksch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈboks/, [ˈbʊks]
• (some dialects and some younger speakers) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔks/, [ˈbɒks]
• 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

• boxe
• Boxeband
• Boxebeen
• Boxeboam
• Boxebord
• Boxedrieter
• Boxegölp
• Boxehagel
• Boxehoon
• Boxehölp
• Boxekass
• Boxeknopp
• Boxeknoup
• Boxemaan
• Boxenoad
• Boxepenn
• Boxepiep
• Boxereem
• Boxerenk
• Boxeschieter
• Boxeschlag
• Boxeschnall
• Boxeschnijjer
• Boxeschrott
• Boxeseeker
• Boxestoff
• Boxestuuk
• Boxetäsch
• Boxeverschliet
• Onderbox

 

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /boks/

Noun

Box f (plural Boxen)

1. trousers