Hosenbund

German

Etymology

From Hose (“trousers, pants”) +‎ -n- +‎ Bund (“waistband”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhoːzn̩ˌbʊnt/
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  • Hyphenation: Ho‧sen‧bund

Noun

Hosenbund m (strong, genitive Hosenbundes or Hosenbunds, plural Hosenbünde)

  1. trouser waistband

Declension
Declension of Hosenbund [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Hosenbund die Hosenbünde
genitive eines des Hosenbundes, Hosenbunds der Hosenbünde
dative einem dem Hosenbund, Hosenbunde1 den Hosenbünden
accusative einen den Hosenbund die Hosenbünde

1Now rare, see notes.

Further reading
  • “Hosenbund” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Hosenbund” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “Hosenbund” in Duden online
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