djók

Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from English joke.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tjouːk/

Noun

djók n (genitive singular djóks, nominative plural djók)

1. (slang) a joke

   Synonym: grín

   Þetta er án djóks það fyndnasta sem ég hef séð. ― No joke, this is the funniest thing I've ever seen.

   Slappaðu af, þetta var bara djók ― Relax, it was just a joke.

Usage notes

Also exists in the less common masculine form djókur.

Declension

Declension of djók (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	djók	djókið	djók	djókin
accusative	djók	djókið	djók	djókin
dative	djóki	djókinu	djókum	djókunum
genitive	djóks	djóksins	djóka	djókanna

Derived terms

• djóka
• án djóks

Interjection

djók

1. (slang) joking!, joke!