boks

See also: Boks

Afrikaans

Etymology

Borrowed from English box.

Pronunciation

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Noun

boks (plural bokse, diminutive boksie)

1. box
2. (uncountable, sports) boxing

Verb

boks (present boks, present participle boksende, past participle geboks)

1. to box; to fight with the fists, usually with protective gloves
2. (colloquial) to strike; to punish; to hurt

   Kom hier uit voor ek jou boks!

   Get out of here before I hurt/punish you!

Crimean Tatar

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English box (“a blow with the fist”).

Noun

boks

1. box (both sports and a container)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English box.

Noun

boks

1. box, section

Declension

Declension of boks

nominative	boks
genitive	boksnıñ
dative	boksqa
accusative	boksnı
locative	boksta
ablative	bokstan

References

• Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎^[1], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English box.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔks/

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• Hyphenation: boks
• Rhymes: -ɔks
• Homophone: box

Noun

boks m (plural boksen, diminutive boksje n)

1. A box, a punching move.

Indonesian

Etymology

From English box.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɔks]
• Hyphenation: boks

Noun

boks (first-person possessive boksku, second-person possessive boksmu, third-person possessive boksnya)

1. box:

   Synonym: kotak

   1. a cuboid space; a cuboid container, often with a hinged lid.
   2. a cuboid container and its contents; as much as fills such a container.
2. (transport) box truck: a chassis cab truck with an enclosed cuboid-shaped cargo area.

Further reading

• “boks” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from English box.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔks/

Noun

boks m

1. (obsolete) black eye

Related terms

• bboksja
• bokser
• boksing

 

Norwegian Bokmål

boks

Etymology 1

From English box.

Noun

boks m (definite singular boksen, indefinite plural bokser, definite plural boksene)

1. a box
2. a can, or tin (UK)

Synonyms

• eske (box)

Derived terms

• bankboks
• boksemat
• boksøl
• boksåpner
• jukeboks
• postboks
• sprayboks
• svart boks
• treboks
• ølboks

 

Etymology 2

Verb

boks

1. imperative of bokse

References

• “boks” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From English box.

Noun

boks m (definite singular boksen, indefinite plural boksar, definite plural boksane)

1. a box
2. a can, or tin (UK)

Synonyms

• eske (box)

Derived terms

• bankboks
• boksemat
• boksøl
• jukeboks
• postboks
• sprayboks
• svart boks
• treboks
• ølboks

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

boks

1. (rare, obsolete) past tense of byksa

References

• “boks” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔks/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -ɔks
• Syllabification: boks

Etymology 1

Pseudo-anglicism, derived from boxing.

Noun

boks m inan

1. (boxing) boxing (the sport of boxing)

   Synonyms: bokserka, pięściarstwo

Declension

Declension of boks

	singular
nominative	boks
genitive	boksu
dative	boksowi
accusative	boks
instrumental	boksem
locative	boksie
vocative	boksie

Derived terms

verb

• boksować impf

 

Related terms

adjective

• bokserski

 

nouns

• bokser
• bokserka
• bokserki
• damski bokser

 

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English box, from Middle English box, from Old English box, from Proto-West Germanic *buhsā, from Latin buxus, from Ancient Greek πυξίς (puxís). Doublet of puszka.

Noun

boks m inan

1. box (enclosure for animals)
2. cubicle (small separate part or one of the compartments of a room in an office)

Declension

Declension of boks

	singular	plural
nominative	boks	boksy
genitive	boksu	boksów
dative	boksowi	boksom
accusative	boks	boksy
instrumental	boksem	boksami
locative	boksie	boksach
vocative	boksie	boksy

Derived terms

adjective

• boksowy

 

Further reading

• boks in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• boks in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from English boxing.

Noun

boks m (Cyrillic spelling бокс)

1. boxing (sport)

Swedish

Pronunciation

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Noun

boks

1. indefinite genitive singular of bok

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish بوقس‎ (boks), from French boxe, from English box.

Noun

boks (definite accusative boksu, plural bokslar)

1. (sports) boxing

   Synonym: yumruk oyunu

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	boks
Definite accusative	boksu
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	boks	bokslar
Definite accusative	boksu	boksları
Dative	boksa	bokslara
Locative	boksta	bokslarda
Ablative	bokstan	bokslardan
Genitive	boksun	boksların
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular boksum bokslarım 2nd singular boksun boksların 3rd singular boksu boksları 1st plural boksumuz bokslarımız 2nd plural boksunuz bokslarınız 3rd plural boksları boksları Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular boksumu bokslarımı 2nd singular boksunu bokslarını 3rd singular boksunu bokslarını 1st plural boksumuzu bokslarımızı 2nd plural boksunuzu bokslarınızı 3rd plural bokslarını bokslarını Dative Singular Plural 1st singular boksuma bokslarıma 2nd singular boksuna bokslarına 3rd singular boksuna bokslarına 1st plural boksumuza bokslarımıza 2nd plural boksunuza bokslarınıza 3rd plural bokslarına bokslarına Locative Singular Plural 1st singular boksumda bokslarımda 2nd singular boksunda bokslarında 3rd singular boksunda bokslarında 1st plural boksumuzda bokslarımızda 2nd plural boksunuzda bokslarınızda 3rd plural bokslarında bokslarında Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular boksumdan bokslarımdan 2nd singular boksundan bokslarından 3rd singular boksundan bokslarından 1st plural boksumuzdan bokslarımızdan 2nd plural boksunuzdan bokslarınızdan 3rd plural bokslarından bokslarından Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular boksumun bokslarımın 2nd singular boksunun bokslarının 3rd singular boksunun bokslarının 1st plural boksumuzun bokslarımızın 2nd plural boksunuzun bokslarınızın 3rd plural bokslarının bokslarının

Related terms

• boksör