jus

See also: JUs, Jus, ĵus, jūs, and jus'

English

Etymology

From the French jus (“juice”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: zho͞o(s), IPA^(key): /ʒuː(s)/
• (US) enPR: zhoo(s), IPA^(key): /ʒu(s)/
• Rhymes: -uː

Noun

jus (countable and uncountable, plural jus)

1. (cooking) The juices given off as meat is cooked.
2. (cooking) A lightly-reduced gravy or stock made from jus.

Synonyms

• au jus (proscribed)

Related terms

• au jus

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French jus.

Pronunciation

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Noun

jus m (uncountable, diminutive justje n or sjuutje n)

1. gravy (plural with the -s- pronounced, diminutive justje)
2. short for jus d'orange (plural with the -s- pronounced, diminutive sjuutje)

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French

Etymology

From the Latin iūs (“gravy, broth, sauce”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒy/

• Audio (Canada, Montreal)

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Noun

jus m (plural jus)

1. juice

Descendants

• English: juice, jus

Further reading

• “jus” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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Gallo

Noun

jus

1. manure

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Gothic

Romanization

jūs

1. Romanization of 𐌾𐌿𐍃

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Ido

Adverb

jus

1. just

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Indonesian

Etymology

From English juice

Noun

jus

1. juice

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /juːs/

Noun

jūs n (genitive jūris); third declension

1. medieval spelling of iūs

Inflection

Third declension neuter.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	jūs	jūra
genitive	jūris	jūrum
dative	jūrī	jūribus
accusative	jūs	jūra
ablative	jūre	jūribus
vocative	jūs	jūra

References

• jus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• jus in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

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Lithuanian

Pronoun

jus

1. (second-person plural) accusative form of jūs.

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Lojban

Rafsi

jus

1. rafsi of jursa.

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Northern Sami

Etymology

Related to Finnish jos.

Conjunction

jus

1. if, in the case that

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Latin jus, ius (broth), via English juice

Alternative forms

• juice

Noun

jus m (definite singular jusen, indefinite plural juser, definite plural jusene)

1. juice

Synonyms

• saft

Etymology 2

From Latin jus, ius (law)

Alternative forms

• juss

Noun

jus m (definite singular jusen)

1. (study of) law, jurisprudence

References

• “jus” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Latin jus, ius (broth), via English juice

Alternative forms

• juice

Noun

jus m (definite singular jusen, indefinite plural jusar, definite plural jusane)

1. juice

Synonyms

• saft

Etymology 2

From Latin jus, ius (law)

Alternative forms

• juss

Noun

jus m (definite singular jusen)

1. (study of) law, jurisprudence

References

• “jus” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English juice.

Noun

jus

1. juice