Witz

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1 German
2 Luxembourgish

German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Old High German wizzi, from Proto-Germanic *witją from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“see, know”). Cognate to English wit, archaic Dutch wit, akin to Old Saxon giwit.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): [vɪts]
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Noun[edit]

Witz m (genitive Witzes, plural Witze)

Declension[edit]

Declension of Witz

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Witz	die	Witze
genitive	eines	des	Witzes	der	Witze
dative	einem	dem	Witz, Witze¹	den	Witzen
accusative	einen	den	Witz	die	Witze

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Synonyms[edit]

(joke): Scherz

Derived terms[edit]

Related terms

See also[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Witz in Duden online

Luxembourgish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old High German wizzi, from Proto-Germanic *witją. Cognate with German Witz, English wit, Dutch wit, Icelandic vit.

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /vit͡s/

Noun[edit]

Witz m (plural Witzen or Witzer)

joke

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