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.

Related terms

• Hosenbein, Hosengürtel, Hosennaht, Hosentasche, Spendierhosen
• Gummibund, Bundsteg, Bundweite, Bundzug

Further reading

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