bikses

== Latvian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Middle Low German büxe, bükse, or from Old Frisian büxe, bükse; cf. German dialectal buxe, Swedish byxa, byxor, first mentioned in 17th-century dictionaries. The original meaning was “goat leather pants” (cf. Middle Low German buck “male goat,” “buck”), later extended to all kinds of pants. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [biksɛs] === Noun === bikses f (5th declension) pants, trousers; shorts (outer garment that covers the lower body from the waist down, with two long or short legs) garās bikses ― (long) pants īsās bikses ― short pants, shorts sporta bikses ― shorts (lit. sports pants) slēpošanas bikses ― ski pants bikšu dibens ― pant bottom bikšu kabatas ― pant pockets zīda bikses ― silk pants pidžamas bikses ― pajama pants valkāt bikses ― to wear pants viņam mugurā bija sūnu zaļš krekls un pelēkas bikses ― he was wearing (lit. on his back there were) a moss green shirt and gray pants ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References ===