jojo

See also: Jojo and jōjō

Czech

Noun

jojo n

1. yo-yo

Further reading

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Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjojo/, [ˈjo̞jo̞]
• Hyphenation: jo‧jo

Noun

jojo

1. yo-yo

Declension

Inflection of jojo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		jojo	jojot
genitive		jojon	jojojen
partitive		jojoa	jojoja
illative		jojoon	jojoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		jojo	jojot
accusative	nom.	jojo	jojot
	gen.	jojon
genitive		jojon	jojojen
partitive		jojoa	jojoja
inessive		jojossa	jojoissa
elative		jojosta	jojoista
illative		jojoon	jojoihin
adessive		jojolla	jojoilla
ablative		jojolta	jojoilta
allative		jojolle	jojoille
essive		jojona	jojoina
translative		jojoksi	jojoiksi
abessive		jojotta	jojoitta
instructive		—	jojoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of jojo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative jojoni jojoni accusative nom. jojoni jojoni gen. jojoni genitive jojoni jojojeni partitive jojoani jojojani inessive jojossani jojoissani elative jojostani jojoistani illative jojooni jojoihini adessive jojollani jojoillani ablative jojoltani jojoiltani allative jojolleni jojoilleni essive jojonani jojoinani translative jojokseni jojoikseni abessive jojottani jojoittani instructive — — comitative — jojoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative jojosi jojosi accusative nom. jojosi jojosi gen. jojosi genitive jojosi jojojesi partitive jojoasi jojojasi inessive jojossasi jojoissasi elative jojostasi jojoistasi illative jojoosi jojoihisi adessive jojollasi jojoillasi ablative jojoltasi jojoiltasi allative jojollesi jojoillesi essive jojonasi jojoinasi translative jojoksesi jojoiksesi abessive jojottasi jojoittasi instructive — — comitative — jojoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative jojomme jojomme accusative nom. jojomme jojomme gen. jojomme genitive jojomme jojojemme partitive jojoamme jojojamme inessive jojossamme jojoissamme elative jojostamme jojoistamme illative jojoomme jojoihimme adessive jojollamme jojoillamme ablative jojoltamme jojoiltamme allative jojollemme jojoillemme essive jojonamme jojoinamme translative jojoksemme jojoiksemme abessive jojottamme jojoittamme instructive — — comitative — jojoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative jojonne jojonne accusative nom. jojonne jojonne gen. jojonne genitive jojonne jojojenne partitive jojoanne jojojanne inessive jojossanne jojoissanne elative jojostanne jojoistanne illative jojoonne jojoihinne adessive jojollanne jojoillanne ablative jojoltanne jojoiltanne allative jojollenne jojoillenne essive jojonanne jojoinanne translative jojoksenne jojoiksenne abessive jojottanne jojoittanne instructive — — comitative — jojoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative jojonsa jojonsa accusative nom. jojonsa jojonsa gen. jojonsa genitive jojonsa jojojensa partitive jojoaan jojoansa jojojaan jojojansa inessive jojossaan jojossansa jojoissaan jojoissansa elative jojostaan jojostansa jojoistaan jojoistansa illative jojoonsa jojoihinsa adessive jojollaan jojollansa jojoillaan jojoillansa ablative jojoltaan jojoltansa jojoiltaan jojoiltansa allative jojolleen jojollensa jojoilleen jojoillensa essive jojonaan jojonansa jojoinaan jojoinansa translative jojokseen jojoksensa jojoikseen jojoiksensa abessive jojottaan jojottansa jojoittaan jojoittansa instructive — — comitative — jojoineen jojoinensa

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French

Etymology

Colloquial contraction of joli.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒo.ʒo/

• Audio:

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Adjective

jojo (plural jojos)

1. (colloquial) cool, nice, good

   Ce n’est pas jojo, ça! ― That's not good!

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Marshallese

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (phonetic) IPA^(key): [tʲoːzʲo], (enunciated) [tʲo tʲo]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /tʲewtʲew/
• Bender phonemes: {jȩwjȩw}

Noun

jojo (construct form jojoin)

1. a chick

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (phonetic) IPA^(key): [tʲɔːzʲɔ], (enunciated) [tʲɔ tʲɔ]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /tʲɛwtʲɛw/
• Bender phonemes: {jewjew}

Noun

jojo (construct form jojoin)

1. a flying fish

References

• Marshallese–English Online Dictionary

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From English yo-yo.

Noun

jojo m (definite singular jojoen, indefinite plural jojoer, definite plural jojoene)

1. a yo-yo

Etymology 2

From jo (“yes”), literally "yes-yes".

Interjection

jojo

1. An exclamation of disagreement or strongly reluctant agreement, often followed by a men (“but”) and a counterargument if the latter.

Related terms

• jo
• jaja
• joda

References

• “jojo” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• yoyo

Etymology

From English yo-yo.

Noun

jojo m (definite singular jojoen, indefinite plural jojoar, definite plural jojoane)

1. a yo-yo

References

• “jojo” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Polish

Alternative forms

• jo-jo

Etymology

From English yo-yo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɔ.jɔ/

Noun

jojo n (indeclinable)

1. yo-yo

Further reading

• Template:R:PWN

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Slovak

Etymology

Most likely from Ilocano yóyo.

Noun

jojo n (genitive singular joja, nominative plural joja, jojá, genitive plural jojí, declension pattern of mesto)

1. yo-yo

Declension

Declension of jojo

	singular	plural
nominative	jojo	joja, jojá
genitive	joja	jojí
dative	joju	jojam
accusative	jojo	joja, jojá
locative	joji	jojach
instrumental	jojom	jojami

Further reading

• “jojo”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

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Swedish

Etymology

From English yo-yo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjʊˌjʊ/

Noun

jojo c

1. yo-yo

Declension

Declension of jojo
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	jojo	jojon	jojoar	jojoarna
Genitive	jojos	jojons	jojoars	jojoarnas