joystick

See also: Joystick

English

classic joystick from the home computer era (sense 1)

Alternative forms

• joy-stick, joy stick

Etymology

From joy +‎ stick. First attested around 1910 (as joy-stick) as the control stick on an airplane. Its relation to the word joy is unclear.

Pronunciation

• enPR: joi′stĭk′
• (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada, Scotland) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɔɪ.stɪk/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒoɪ.stɪk/
• (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒoɪ.stək/
• (India) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɒj.sʈik/

• Audio (US):

  (file)

• Hyphenation: joy‧stick

Noun

joystick (plural joysticks)

2. A mechanical control device consisting of a handgrip mounted on a base or pedestal and typically having one or more buttons, used to control an aircraft, computer, or other equipment.
   • 1989, Microtimes, volume 6, page 140:

     If games are your life, the choice of a joystick is desperately important.

3. (slang) A penis.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:penis

   • 2015, “Gamez”, performed by Maejor ft. Keri Hilson:

     She playing with my joystick
     All in my two seater

Hyponyms

(mechanical control device):

• center stick
• sidestick

Derived terms

• joyport
• joysticklike
• joystick waggler
• minijoystick

Translations

mechanical control device

• Arabic:

  Hijazi Arabic: يد f (yadd)

• Azerbaijani: coystik
• Bulgarian: джо́йстик m (džójstik)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 控制桿 / 控制杆 (zh) (kòngzhìgǎn), 操縱桿 / 操纵杆 (zh) (cāozònggǎn)

• Czech: joystick m
• Danish: joystick (da) c or n
• Dutch: bedieningshendel m, stuurknuppel (nl), joystick (nl)
• Finnish: sauvaohjain, ohjainsauva; (colloquial) ilotikku (fi), joystick (fi)
• French: manche (fr) m, joystick (fr) m, manche à balai (fr) m, manette (fr) f
• Georgian: ჯოისტიკი (ǯoisṭiḳi), მართვის სახელური (martvis saxeluri)
• German: Steuerknüppel m, Joystick (de) m
• Greek: πηδάλιο (el) n (pidálio)
• Hungarian: botkormány (hu)
• Icelandic: stýripinni m, (rare) stýristautur m, (rare) leikvölur m
• Indonesian: tuas kendali
• Italian: barra di comando f, leva di comando f, cloche (it) f, joystick (it) m
• Japanese: ジョイスティック (joisutikku)
• Korean: 조이스틱 (joiseutik)
• Lao: ຄັນບັງຄັບ (khan bang khap)
• Malay: kayu ria, kayu bedik, کايو ريا (kayu ria)
• Maori: kakautohu
• Marathi: जॉयस्टिक f (jŏyasṭik)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: joystick m

  Nynorsk: joystick m

• Polish: dżojstik m inan, joystick (pl) m inan
• Portuguese: manche (pt) m
• Russian: джо́йстик (ru) m (džójstik)
• Serbo-Croatian: džojstik (sh) m
• Spanish: palanca de mando f, joystick (es) m
• Swedish: (computers) joystick (sv) c, styrspak (sv) c
• Thai: จอยสติ๊ก
• Ukrainian: джо́йстик m (džójstyk)
• Yiddish: קאָנטראָל־שטעקל (kontrol-shtekl)

Verb

joystick (third-person singular simple present joysticks, present participle joysticking, simple past and past participle joysticked)

1. (rare) To manoeuvre by means of a joystick (sense 1).
   • 2006, Sid Davis, Home makeovers that sell, page 124:

     Marketing your home isn't as difficult as joysticking a Mars rover through a crater, despite what many people believe.

   • 2007, Gerhard Lakemeyer, Elizabeth Sklar, Domenico G Sorrenti, Tomoichi Takahashi, RoboCup 2006: Robot Soccer World Cup X, page 254:

     Therefore, part of the errors in the localization results is due to the problem of joysticking the robot exactly onto the marked positions.

   • 2007, Gaurav Suhas Sukhatme, Stefan Schaal, Wolfram Burgard, Dieter Fox, Robotics: Science and Systems II, page 106:

     It can run in autonomous mode or be manually joysticked using a radio controller.

Further reading

• joystick on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English joystick.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈd͡ʒɔi̯.stɪk]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: joy‧stick

Noun

joystick m (plural joysticks, diminutive joystickje n)

2. joystick (mechanical control device)
3. (nautical) tiller extension (attachment to the tiller)

Finnish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English joystick.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʒoi̯stik/, [ˈdʒo̞i̯s̠tik]
• Rhymes: -oistik
• Syllabification^(key): joy‧stick
• Hyphenation^(key): joy‧stick

Noun

joystick

1. (especially gaming) Synonym of sauvaohjain (“joystick”)

Declension

Inflection of joystick (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		joystick	joystickit
genitive		joystickin	joystickien
partitive		joystickia	joystickeja
illative		joystickiin	joystickeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		joystick	joystickit
accusative	nom.	joystick	joystickit
	gen.	joystickin
genitive		joystickin	joystickien
partitive		joystickia	joystickeja
inessive		joystickissa	joystickeissa
elative		joystickista	joystickeista
illative		joystickiin	joystickeihin
adessive		joystickilla	joystickeilla
ablative		joystickilta	joystickeilta
allative		joystickille	joystickeille
essive		joystickina	joystickeina
translative		joystickiksi	joystickeiksi
abessive		joystickitta	joystickeitta
instructive		—	joystickein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of joystick (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative joystickini joystickini accusative nom. joystickini joystickini gen. joystickini genitive joystickini joystickieni partitive joystickiani joystickejani inessive joystickissani joystickeissani elative joystickistani joystickeistani illative joystickiini joystickeihini adessive joystickillani joystickeillani ablative joystickiltani joystickeiltani allative joystickilleni joystickeilleni essive joystickinani joystickeinani translative joystickikseni joystickeikseni abessive joystickittani joystickeittani instructive — — comitative — joystickeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative joystickisi joystickisi accusative nom. joystickisi joystickisi gen. joystickisi genitive joystickisi joystickiesi partitive joystickiasi joystickejasi inessive joystickissasi joystickeissasi elative joystickistasi joystickeistasi illative joystickiisi joystickeihisi adessive joystickillasi joystickeillasi ablative joystickiltasi joystickeiltasi allative joystickillesi joystickeillesi essive joystickinasi joystickeinasi translative joystickiksesi joystickeiksesi abessive joystickittasi joystickeittasi instructive — — comitative — joystickeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative joystickimme joystickimme accusative nom. joystickimme joystickimme gen. joystickimme genitive joystickimme joystickiemme partitive joystickiamme joystickejamme inessive joystickissamme joystickeissamme elative joystickistamme joystickeistamme illative joystickiimme joystickeihimme adessive joystickillamme joystickeillamme ablative joystickiltamme joystickeiltamme allative joystickillemme joystickeillemme essive joystickinamme joystickeinamme translative joystickiksemme joystickeiksemme abessive joystickittamme joystickeittamme instructive — — comitative — joystickeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative joystickinne joystickinne accusative nom. joystickinne joystickinne gen. joystickinne genitive joystickinne joystickienne partitive joystickianne joystickejanne inessive joystickissanne joystickeissanne elative joystickistanne joystickeistanne illative joystickiinne joystickeihinne adessive joystickillanne joystickeillanne ablative joystickiltanne joystickeiltanne allative joystickillenne joystickeillenne essive joystickinanne joystickeinanne translative joystickiksenne joystickeiksenne abessive joystickittanne joystickeittanne instructive — — comitative — joystickeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative joystickinsa joystickinsa accusative nom. joystickinsa joystickinsa gen. joystickinsa genitive joystickinsa joystickiensa partitive joystickiaan joystickiansa joystickejaan joystickejansa inessive joystickissaan joystickissansa joystickeissaan joystickeissansa elative joystickistaan joystickistansa joystickeistaan joystickeistansa illative joystickiinsa joystickeihinsa adessive joystickillaan joystickillansa joystickeillaan joystickeillansa ablative joystickiltaan joystickiltansa joystickeiltaan joystickeiltansa allative joystickilleen joystickillensa joystickeilleen joystickeillensa essive joystickinaan joystickinansa joystickeinaan joystickeinansa translative joystickikseen joystickiksensa joystickeikseen joystickeiksensa abessive joystickittaan joystickittansa joystickeittaan joystickeittansa instructive — — comitative — joystickeineen joystickeinensa

Further reading

• “joystick”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English joystick.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɔjs.tik/, /d͡ʒojsˈtik/
• Rhymes: -ɔjstik, -ik
• Hyphenation: joy‧stick

Noun

joystick m (invariable)

2. joystick (mechanical control device)

Further reading

• joystick in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
• joystick in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
• joystick in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Derived from English joystick.

Noun

joystick m (definite singular joysticken, indefinite plural joysticker, definite plural joystickene)

2. joystick (mechanical control device)

References

• “joystick” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “joystick” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Derived from English joystick.

Noun

joystick m (definite singular joysticken, indefinite plural joystickar, definite plural joystickane)

2. joystick (mechanical control device)

References

• “joystick” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Alternative forms

• dżojstik (less common)

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English joystick.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʐɔj.stik/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɔjstik
• Syllabification: joy‧stick

Noun

joystick m inan

1. joystick (a mechanical control device consisting of a handgrip mounted on a base or pedestal and typically having one or more buttons, used to control an aircraft, computer, or other equipment)

   Synonym: pad

   komputerowy joystick ― computer joystick

   joystick i klawiatura ― joystick and keyboard

   sterować joystickiem ― to control with a joystick

   obsługiwać za pomocą joysticka ― to operate with a joystick

   • 1998 December 3, Radek Daszyński, “Mini, MIDI, czy maxi”, in Dziennik Bałtycki, Gdańsk: Polskapresse, oddział Prasa Bałtycka, →ISSN, →OCLC:

     Dobrze jest także wyposażyć komputer w joystick lub konsolę do gry. Zaoszczędzi to częstych awarii klawiatury.

     It is also a good idea to equip your computer with a joystick or a gaming console. This will save you from frequent keyboard failures.

   • 1999 August 13, Marek Ponikowski, “Formula Seata”, in Dziennik Bałtycki, Gdańsk: Polskapresse, oddział Prasa Bałtycka, →ISSN, →OCLC:

     Kierowca może zmieniać biegi[,] używając oryginalnego joysticka na środkowym tunelu bądź też, nie odrywając rąk od kierownicy, dwoma umieszczonymi pod nią przyciskami.

     The driver can change gears[,] using the original joystick on the central tunnel or, without taking his hands off the steering wheel, using the two buttons located below it.

   • 2001 October 6, Paweł Walewski, “Operacja robot”, in Polityka‎^[2], number 2318, Warszawa: Polityka — Spółdzielnia Pracy, →ISSN, →OCLC:

     Zestaw chirurgiczny składa się z konsoli z monitorem i elementami kontrolnymi oraz samego robota. Ramiona robota z wymiennymi narzędziami są kierowane za pomocą joysticków, zaś kamera przekazująca obraz operowanego miejsca — głosem.

     The surgical set consists of a console with a monitor and control elements and the robot itself. The robot arms with interchangeable tools are controlled by joysticks, while the camera transmitting the image of the operated site — by voice.

Declension

Declension of joystick

	singular	plural
nominative	joystick	joysticki
genitive	joysticka	joysticków
dative	joystickowi	joystickom
accusative	joystick	joysticki
instrumental	joystickiem	joystickami
locative	joysticku	joystickach
vocative	joysticku	joysticki

Further reading

• “joystick”, in Słownik gramatyczny języka polskiego [Grammatical Dictionary of Polish], 2022
• joystick in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• joystick in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English joystick.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃoiˈstik/ [t͡ʃoi̯ˈst̪ik]

 

• IPA^(key): /ʝoiˈstik/ [ɟ͡ʝoi̯ˈst̪ik]

• IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ʝoiˈstik/ [ɟ͡ʝoi̯ˈst̪ik]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ʃoiˈstik/ [ʃoi̯ˈst̪ik]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ʒoiˈstik/ [ʒoi̯ˈst̪ik]

• Rhymes: -ik
• Syllabification: joy‧stick

Noun

joystick m (plural joysticks)

2. joystick (mechanical control device)

Usage notes

According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.