boxa

See also: boxà

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈbok.sə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈbok.sa]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Etymology 1

Deverbal from boxar.

Noun

boxa f (uncountable)

1. boxing

Derived terms

• boxa anglesa
• boxa francesa
• boxa tailandesa
• boxa xinesa
• guant de boxa
• ring de boxa
• sac de boxa

Etymology 2

Verb

boxa

1. inflection of boxar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “boxa” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “boxa” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “boxa”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “boxa”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔk.sa/

Verb

boxa

1. third-person singular past historic of boxer

Icelandic

Verb

boxa (boxaði)

1. (sports) to box

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔk.sa/
• Rhymes: -ɔksa
• Hyphenation: bò‧xa

Verb

boxa

1. inflection of boxare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbok.sɑ/

Noun

boxa

1. genitive plural of box

Portuguese

Verb

boxa

1. inflection of boxar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French boxer.

Verb

a boxa (third-person singular present boxează, past participle boxat) 1st conjugation

1. to box

Conjugation

    conjugation of boxa (first conjugation, -ez- infix)

infinitive			a boxa
gerund			boxând
past participle			boxat
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	boxez	boxezi	boxează	boxăm	boxați	boxează
	imperfect	boxam	boxai	boxa	boxam	boxați	boxau
	simple perfect	boxai	boxași	boxă	boxarăm	boxarăți	boxară
	pluperfect	boxasem	boxaseși	boxase	boxaserăm	boxaserăți	boxaseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să boxez	să boxezi	să boxeze	să boxăm	să boxați	să boxeze
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		boxează			boxați
	negative		nu boxa			nu boxați

Swedish

Verb

boxa (present boxar, preterite boxade, supine boxat, imperative boxa)

1. to box (punch)

Usage notes

For box in the sense of engage in a boxing match or be a boxer, see boxas.

Conjugation

Conjugation of boxa (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	boxa		boxas
supine	boxat		boxats
imperative	boxa		—
imper. plural1	boxen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	boxar	boxade	boxas	boxades
ind. plural1	boxa	boxade	boxas	boxades
subjunctive2	boxe	boxade	boxes	boxades
present participle		boxande
past participle		—

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• boxhandske

Related terms

• boxare
• boxas
• boxning

References

• boxa in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• boxa in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• boxa in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)