Hose

See also: hose, hōse, hőse, hó-sè, and Hô-se

English

Etymology

• As an English, Scottish, and German surname, from the noun hose (“leggings”).
• Also as a German surname, from the Czech personal name Hos, shortened from Johannes, or from host (“guest”), see Hosack.
• Also as an English surname, from Old English hās, side form of hǣse (“underwood”), ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *haistr (“young tree”).
• Also as an English surname, variant of Howes.
• Also as an English surname, shortened from Hussey.

Proper noun

Hose

1. A surname.
2. A village in Clawson, Hose and Harby parish, Melton borough, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK7329).

Anagrams

• Esho, shoe, Hoes, HEOs, Heos, hoes, Shoe

German

Etymology

From Middle High German hose, from Old High German hosa, from Proto-West Germanic *hosā.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhoːzə/

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Noun

Hose f (genitive Hose, plural Hosen, diminutive Höschen n or Höslein n)

1. trousers

   Synonym: (regional) Buxe

Usage notes

• In contemporary usage, the plural Hosen is typically used only for several pairs of trousers. However, it may also be used interchangeably with the singular. Thus, er trägt eine blaue Hose (“he’s wearing blue trousers”), or dated, er trägt blaue Hosen.

Declension

Declension of Hose [feminine]

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

Derived terms

• Anzughose
• Arbeitshose
• Baumwollhose
• behost
• Cargohose
• Cordhose, Kordhose
• die Hosen anhaben
• Hosenabteilung
• Hosenanzug
• Hosenbein
• Hosenboden
• Hosenbügel
• Hosenbund
• Hosengeschäft
• Hosengürtel
• Hosenknopf
• Hosenlänge
• Hosenlatz
• Hosennaht
• Hosensaum
• Hosentasche
• Hosenträger
• Hosenweite
• Jacke wie Hose
• Jeanshose
• Jogginghose
• kurze Hose
• Lederhose
• Leinenhose
• Lieblingshose
• Reithose
• Schnellfickerhose
• Schwimmhose
• sich in die Hose machen
• Skihose
• Spendierhosen
• Sporthose
• Strumpfhose
• Trainingshose
• Turnhose
• Unterhose
• Wasserhose
• Windhose
• Zipphose

Further reading

• “Hose” in Duden online
• “Hose”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)