Box
German (Berlin)
/bɔks/
noun
Definitions
- box rectangular container;
- (electronics) loudspeaker box-like encasing containing one or more loudspeaker devices
- (equestrianism) a stall for a horse compartment in a stable; Pferdeanhänger
- (motor racing) pit area for refueling and repairing
Etymology
Borrowed from English box (verb, a blow with the fist, boxhaul, box, case, punch) derived from Old English box (box tree, box-tree, case, box) derived from Proto-Germanic *buhsuz (thing made from boxwood, box tree, box) derived from Latin buxus (box tree, thing made from boxwood, boxwood) derived from Ancient Greek πυξίς (box, box tablet made of boxwood, cylinder).
Origin
Ancient Greek
πυξίς
Gloss
box, box tablet made of boxwood, cylinder
Concept
Semantic Field
Modern world
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
箱
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- abox English
- airbox English
- autobox English
- axlebox English
- backbox English
- bandbox English
- beatbox English
- bedbox English
- birdbox English
- box English
- box kick English
- box-like English
- boxable English
- boxaerobics English
- boxball English
- boxboard English
- boxcar English
- boxcutter English
- boxen English
- boxer English
- boxfish English
- boxful English
- boxholder English
- boxing English
- boxkeeper English
- boxless English
- boxlike English
- boxload English
- boxlock English
- boxman English
- boxology English
- boxout English
- boxroom English
- boxthorn English
- boxtop English
- boxwalker English
- boxwalla English
- boxwallah English
- boxwise English
- boxwood English
- boxy English
- brainbox English
- breadbox English
- cakebox English
- cambox English
- cashbox English
- chatbox English
- chatterbox English
- checkbox English
- cheesebox English
- chumbox English
- coachbox English
- coalbox English
- coinbox English
- coolbox English
- cox box English
- crackerbox English
- cryobox English
- databox English
- deathbox English
- dicebox English
- dragbox English
- dropbox English
- econobox English
- eggbox English
- embox English
- endbox English
- euboxic English
- farebox English
- feedbox English
- firebox English
- footbox English
- funbox English
- fusebox English
- gearbox English
- giftbox English
- glove box English
- goalbox English
- gogglebox English
- grassbox English
- groovebox English
- hatbox English
- haybox English
- headbox English
- hellbox English
- hitbox English
- homeobox English
- horsebox English
- hotbox English
- hugbox English
- hyperbox English
- icebox English
- idiot box English
- imbox English
- inbox English
- infobox English
- jambox English
- jawbox English
- jukebox English
- junkbox English
- kickbox English
- knowledge-box English
- letterbox English
- lick-box English
- lightbox English
- lipobox English
- lockbox English
- luckbox English
- lunchbox English
- mailbox English
- matchbox English
- middlebox English
- milkbox English
- minibox English
- misbox English
- newsbox English
- omnibox English
- paddlebox English
- paintbox English
- pegbox English
- pepperbox English
- phonebox English
- pillbox English
- playbox English
- poke box English
- post box English
- prattlebox English
- rasabox English
- rattlebox English
- rebox English
- rhizobox English
- roofbox English
- safebox English
- saltbox English
- sandbox English
- saucebox English
- scorebox English
- seatbox English
- seedbox English
- shatterbox English
- shitbox English
- shoebox English
- shoutbox English
- sidebox English
- skybox English
- slushbox English
- smokebox English
- sneakbox English
- snotbox English
- snuffbox English
- soapbox English
- softbox English
- spicebox English
- spinbox English
- spitbox English
- squeeze box English
- squeezebox English
- startbox English
- stashbox English
- stompbox English
- strongbox English
- sweatbox English
- sweetbox English
- switchbox English
- tacklebox English
- teabox English
- teebox English
- thermobox English
- throwbox English
- thunderbox English
- ticky box English
- timebox English
- tinderbox English
- toe box English
- toebox English
- toolbox English
- touchbox English
- toybox English
- trashbox English
- tuckerbox English
- unbox English
- userbox English
- voicebox English
- wallbox English
- watchbox English
- winebox English
- woodbox English
- workbox English
- buxetum Latin
- buxifer Latin
- buxis Latin
- buxus Latin
- pyxidem, pyxis Latin
- pyxis Latin
- Buchs German
- Givebox German
- Kontrollbox German
- Kontrolle German
- boxen German
- boksz Hungarian
- bossolo Italian
- box Italian
- boks Dutch, Flemish
- boksen Dutch, Flemish
- box Dutch, Flemish
- buxus Dutch, Flemish
- box French
- boxe French
- boxer French
- бокс Russian
- box Spanish, Castilian
- πυξίς Ancient Greek
- πύξος Ancient Greek
- πῠ́ξος Ancient Greek
- *bʰuH Proto-Indo-European
- boks Norwegian Bokmål
- bokse Norwegian Bokmål
- box Portuguese
- *buhsuz Proto-Germanic
- ボックス Japanese
- boks Polish
- boks Norwegian Nynorsk
- bokse Norwegian Nynorsk
- box Old English
- boxtreow Old English
- box Middle English
- bosca Irish
- boix Catalan, Valencian
- बकस Hindi
- बक्सा Hindi
- buxo Galician
- باکس Persian
- bocsio Welsh
- buhsa Old High German
- boxar Ido
- boks Afrikaans
- bocsaig Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- bosc Norman
- boxer Norman
- bush Albanian
- *bussa Old Dutch
- *buhs Old Saxon
- boksi Swahili
- 박스 Korean
- ibhokisi Zulu
- bos Friulian
- بکس Urdu
- ibhokisi Xhosa
- bokis Tok Pisin
- bos Dalmatian
- libhokisi Swati
- Bax Pennsylvania German
- boks Crimean Tatar
- बाकस Nepali
- bhokisi Shona
- ibhokisi North Ndebele
- बकस Rajasthani
- baakas Fiji Hindi