бокс

Belarusian

Etymology

Pseudo-anglicism, derived from boxing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [boks]
• Rhymes: -oks

Noun

бокс • (boks) m inan (genitive бо́кса, nominative plural бо́ксы, genitive plural бо́ксаў)

1. (sports) boxing

Declension

Declension of бокс (inan hard masc-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	бокс boks	бо́ксы bóksy
genitive	бо́кса bóksa	бо́ксаў bóksaw
dative	бо́ксу bóksu	бо́ксам bóksam
accusative	бокс boks	бо́ксы bóksy
instrumental	бо́ксам bóksam	бо́ксамі bóksami
locative	бо́ксе bóksje	бо́ксах bóksax
count form	—	бо́ксы1 bóksy1

¹Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.

Further reading

• “бокс” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Bulgarian

Etymology

Pseudo-anglicism, derived from boxing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɔks]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɔks

Noun

бокс • (boks) m

1. (sports) boxing
2. brass knuckles, knuckle duster (weapon)

   Поли́цията конфиску́ва мета́лен бокс.

   Polícijata konfiskúva metálen boks.

   The police confiscated a metal knuckle duster.

3. box, stall, cubicle, booth (isolated compartment in a hospital, stable, or garage)

   Пацие́нтът е настане́н в отде́лен бокс.

   Paciéntăt e nastanén v otdélen boks.

   The patient is placed in a separate cubicle.

4. box calf (type of soft calf leather)

   обу́вки от бокс

   obúvki ot boks

   shoes made of box calf

Declension

Declension of бокс

	singular
indefinite	бокс boks
definite (subject form)	бо́ксът bóksăt
definite (object form)	бо́кса bóksa

Derived terms

adjective

• боксов (boksov)

verb

• боксирам impf (boksiram)

Related terms

adjective

• боксьорски (boksjorski)

nouns

• боксьор (boksjor)
• боксьорка (boksjorka)

References

• “бокс”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “бокс”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Kazakh

Alternative scripts

Arabic	بوكس
Cyrillic	бокс
Latin	boks

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian бокс (boks) and this a pseudo-anglicism, derived from English boxing.

Noun

бокс • (boks)

1. (sports) boxing

Derived terms

• боксшы (boksšı)

Macedonian

Etymology

Borrowed from English box. The sense "boxing" is a pseudo-anglicism, derived from English boxing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɔks]

Noun

бокс • (boks) m

1. (sports) boxing
2. punch

Declension

Declension of бокс

	singular	plural
indefinite	бокс (boks)	боксови (boksovi)
definite unspecified	боксот (boksot)	боксовите (boksovite)
definite proximal	боксов (boksov)	боксовиве (boksovive)
definite distal	боксон (bokson)	боксовине (boksovine)
vocative	боксу (boksu)	боксови (boksovi)
count form	—	бокса (boksa)

Derived terms

• боксер m (bokser), боксерка f (bokserka)
• боксерски (bokserski)
• боксира (boksira)
• боксува (boksuva)

References

• “бокс” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [boks]

• Audio:

  (file)

Etymology 1

Pseudo-anglicism, derived from boxing, possibly from French boxe.

бокс

Noun

бокс • (boks) m inan (genitive бо́кса, nominative plural бо́ксы, genitive plural бо́ксов)

1. (sports) boxing

Declension

Declension of бокс (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	бо́кс bóks	бо́ксы bóksy
genitive	бо́кса bóksa	бо́ксов bóksov
dative	бо́ксу bóksu	бо́ксам bóksam
accusative	бо́кс bóks	бо́ксы bóksy
instrumental	бо́ксом bóksom	бо́ксами bóksami
prepositional	бо́ксе bókse	бо́ксах bóksax

Related terms

• боксёр (boksjór)
• бокси́ровать (boksírovatʹ)

Descendants

• → Armenian: բոքս (bokʻs)
• → Ingrian: boksu
• → Kazakh: бокс (boks)

References

• Anikin, A. E. (2009), “бокс I”, in Русский этимологический словарь [Russian Etymological Dictionary] (in Russian), issue 3 (бе – болдыхать), Moscow: Manuscript Monuments Ancient Rus, →ISBN, page 324
• Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “бокс”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Etymology 2

From English box.

Noun

бокс • (boks) m inan (genitive бо́кса, nominative plural бо́ксы, genitive plural бо́ксов)

1. (medicine) box (isolation ward in a hospital)
2. box cut (men’s flattop hairstyle in which the hair at the temples and nape of the neck is shaved off)
3. small box (such as for computer disks)

Declension

Declension of бокс (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	бо́кс bóks	бо́ксы bóksy
genitive	бо́кса bóksa	бо́ксов bóksov
dative	бо́ксу bóksu	бо́ксам bóksam
accusative	бо́кс bóks	бо́ксы bóksy
instrumental	бо́ксом bóksom	бо́ксами bóksami
prepositional	бо́ксе bókse	бо́ксах bóksax

Derived terms

• полубокс (poluboks)

Descendants

• → Armenian: բոքս (bokʻs)

References

• Anikin, A. E. (2009), “бокс II”, in Русский этимологический словарь [Russian Etymological Dictionary] (in Russian), issue 3 (бе – болдыхать), Moscow: Manuscript Monuments Ancient Rus, →ISBN, page 324

Ukrainian

Etymology

Pseudo-anglicism, derived from boxing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɔks]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

бокс • (boks) m inan (genitive бо́ксу, uncountable)

1. (sports) boxing

   Synonym: боксува́ння n (boksuvánnja)

Declension

Declension of бокс
(inan sg-only hard masc-form accent-a)

	singular
nominative	бокс boks
genitive	бо́ксу bóksu
dative	бо́ксові, бо́ксу bóksovi, bóksu
accusative	бокс boks
instrumental	бо́ксом bóksom
locative	бо́ксу, бо́ксі bóksu, bóksi
vocative	бо́ксе bókse

Related terms

• боксе́р m pers (boksér), боксе́рка f pers (boksérka)
• боксе́рський (boksérsʹkyj)
• боксува́ти impf (boksuváty)

Further reading

• “бокс”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
• “бокс”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua, Slovnyk.ua]‎^[1]
• “бокс”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horox – Slovozmina, Horokh – Inflection]‎^[2]
• A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “бокс”, in English–Ukrainian Dictionaries