boxen

See also: Boxen

English

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɒksən

Etymology 1

From Middle English boxen, replacing earlier bixen, from Old English byxen (made of boxwood), equivalent to box + -en.

Adjective

boxen (comparative more boxen, superlative most boxen)

  1. Made of boxwood.
  2. Resembling box (the wood).

Etymology 2

A nonstandard plural of box + -en formed by analogy with oxen. The standard plural of box is boxes; -en is no longer a plural in standard use. See -en for details.

Noun

boxen

  1. (nonstandard, humorous) plural of box (computer)

References


Catalan

Verb

boxen

  1. third-person plural present indicative form of boxar

German

Etymology

From English box.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɔksn̩/, /ˈbɔksən/
  • (file)

Verb

boxen (third-person singular simple present boxt, past tense boxte, past participle geboxt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to box (strike with the fists)

Conjugation

Further reading


Luxembourgish

Verb

boxen (third-person singular present boxt, past participle geboxt, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. to box

Conjugation

Regular
infinitive boxen
participle geboxt
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative
imperative
1st singular boxen
2nd singular box box
3rd singular boxt
1st plural boxen
2nd plural boxt boxt
3rd plural boxen
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.
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