jocosity

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *yek-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *yókos

Proto-Italic *jokos

Latin iocus

Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.?

Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos?

Old Latin -ōssus

Latin -ōsus

Latin iocōsusder.

English jocose

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-ts

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂tsder.

Latin -itās

Old French -itebor.

Middle English -ite

English -ity

English jocosity

From jocose + -ity.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʒəˈkɒ.sɪ.ti/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

jocosity (countable and uncountable, plural jocosities)

1. (uncountable) The state of being jocose.
2. (countable) A jocose utterance.

Translations

The state of being jocose

• Bulgarian: игривост (bg) f (igrivost), шеговитост (bg) f (šegovitost)
• Polish: żartobliwość (pl) f, krotochwilność f