långbyxor
Swedish
Alternative forms
- (dated; eye dialect) långböxor
Etymology
Compound of lång (“long”) + byxor (“trousers”). According to SO attested since 1780.
Noun
långbyxor n
- A pair of long trousers; trousers that reach the feets.
- Synonym: byxor
- Antonym: kortbyxor
- plural of långbyxa (“long trouser”)
References
- långbyxor in Svensk ordbok (SO)