Box

 Box, Gloucestershire on Wikipedia

 Box, Wiltshire on Wikipedia

 Box (surname) on Wikipedia

Alternative forms edit

• (surname): Boxx

Etymology edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun edit

Box

1. A surname.
2. A village in Minchinhampton parish, south of Stroud, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO8600).
3. A village and civil parish near Corsham, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST8268).

Derived terms edit

• Box-Muller transform
• Boxford
• Boxgrove

Anagrams edit

• BXO, OBX

German Wikipedia has an article on:

Box

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from English box. Doublet of Büchse (“can”) and Buchse (“bushing, connector”).

Pronunciation edit

• IPA^(key): /bɔks/

• Audio

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Noun edit

Box f (genitive Box, plural Boxen)

1. box (rectangular container); but not as widely used as in English, perhaps commonest for plastic boxes
2. (electronics) loudspeaker (box-like encasing containing one or more loudspeaker devices)
3. (equestrianism) a stall for a horse (compartment in a stable); not used for a horsebox, which is Pferdeanhänger
4. (motor racing) pit (area for refueling and repairing)

Usage notes edit

• With regard to the derived senses 2, 3, and 4, Box has become a false friend of its English etymon, box.

Declension edit

Synonyms edit

• (box): Behälter; Dose; Karton; Kasten; Kiste; Schachtel

Derived terms edit

• Bassbox
• Blackbox
• Boxenstopp
• Gitterbox
• Pferdebox
• Plastikbox

Further reading edit

• “Box” in Duden online
• “Box” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Alternative forms edit

• bóx, bóks, box, boks (Veldeke spelling)
• Botts (Eupen)
• Bocksch

Etymology edit

Derived from or related to Middle Low German buxe. Compare Luxembourgish Box and Central Franconian Botz.

Pronunciation edit

• IPA^(key): /ˈboks/, [ˈbʊks]
• (some dialects and some younger speakers) IPA^(key): /ˈbɔks/, [ˈbɒks]
• Rhymes: -oks

Noun edit

Box f (plural Boxe, diminutive Böxke) (German-based spelling)

1. trousers (UK); pants (US)
2. diaper
3. feathers on a chicken's leg

Derived terms edit

Pronunciation edit

• IPA^(key): /boks/

Noun edit

Box f (plural Boxen)

1. trousers