Hosenbein

German

Etymology

From Hose (“trousers, pants”) +‎ -n- +‎ Bein (“leg”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhoːzn̩ˌbaɪ̯n/
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Hyphenation: Ho‧sen‧bein

Noun

Hosenbein n (strong, genitive Hosenbeines or Hosenbeins, plural Hosenbeine)

trouser leg, pant leg

Declension

Declension of Hosenbein [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Hosenbein	die	Hosenbeine
genitive	eines	des	Hosenbeines, Hosenbeins	der	Hosenbeine
dative	einem	dem	Hosenbein, Hosenbeine¹	den	Hosenbeinen
accusative	ein	das	Hosenbein	die	Hosenbeine

¹Now rare, see notes.

Related terms

Hosenbund, Hosengürtel, Hosentasche, Jeanshose, Spendierhosen
Brustbein, Schienbein, Schlüsselbein, Beinweite, Beinlänge

Further reading

“Hosenbein” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Hosenbein” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
“Hosenbein” in Duden online

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