Hose

See also: hose, hōse, and hőse

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhoːzə/

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Noun

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

1. trousers

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.

Synonyms

• Buxe (regional)

Derived terms

• behost

Related terms

• Anzughose
• Arbeitshose
• Baumwollhose
• Cargohose
• Cordhose or 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
• Skihose
• Spendierhosen
• Sporthose
• Strumpfhose
• Trainingshose
• Turnhose
• Unterhose
• Wasserhose
• Windhose
• Zipphose

 

Further reading

• “Hose” in Duden online