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.

Pronunciation

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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

Derived terms

• byxben
• mjukisbyxor
• om gud vill och byxorna håller (idiom)
• snickarbyxa
• spenderbyxorna

References

• byxa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• byxa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• byxa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)