byxa

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See also: byksa

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

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Noun[edit]

byxa c

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

Usage notes[edit]

The singular form mostly appears in advertisements.

Declension[edit]

Declension of byxa 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative byxa byxan byxor byxorna
Genitive byxas byxans byxors byxornas

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