Boxershorts

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English boxer shorts.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔksərˌʃɔrts/, [ˈbɔksɐ-], [-ˌʃɔʁts], [-ˌʃɔɐ̯ts], [-ˌʃɔːts]

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Noun

Boxershorts f (genitive Boxershorts, plural Boxershorts)

1. boxer shorts (men's underwear)

Declension

• Some dictionaries may treat this word as a plurale tantum, but this is contrary to actual usage, where the singular eine Boxershorts is commonly used to refer to a single pair. As in Hose, the plural may be used interchangeably with the singular or may refer to several pairs.

Declension

Declension of Boxershorts [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Boxershorts	die	Boxershorts
genitive	einer	der	Boxershorts	der	Boxershorts
dative	einer	der	Boxershorts	den	Boxershorts
accusative	eine	die	Boxershorts	die	Boxershorts

Hypernyms

• Unterhose