Witz

See also: witz and -witz

German

Etymology

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From Middle High German witz, from 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

• IPA^(key): /vɪt͡s/

• Audio:

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Noun

Witz m (genitive Witzes, plural Witze, diminutive Witzchen n)

1. wit
2. joke
3. humor

Synonyms

• (joke): Scherz

Derived terms

Related terms

• Antiwitz
• Blondinenwitz
• gewitzt
• Insiderwitz
• Mantawitz
• Mutterwitz
• Schottenwitz
• Seemannswitz
• Treppenwitz
• vorwitzig
• Witzblatt
• Witzbold
• witzeln
• Witzfigur
• witzig
• Witzigkeit
• Witzlei
• Witzling
• witzlos
• Witzseite
• Witzwort

Descendants

• → Hungarian: vicc

See also

• Anekdote
• Kalauer
• Zote
• Gag

Further reading

• “Witz” in Duden online

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Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vit͡s/

Noun

Witz m (plural Witz)

1. wit
2. joke

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

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Luxembourgish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vit͡s/

Noun

Witz m (plural Witzer)

1. joke