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)

1. 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