See Witz on Wiktionary
{
"derived": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "gewitzt"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "vorwitzig"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "Witzchen"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "Witzelei"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "witzeln"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "witzig"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "Witzigkeit"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "Witzling"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "witzlos"
}
],
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{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "bg",
"2": "виц",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Bulgarian: виц (vic)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Bulgarian: виц (vic)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "da",
"2": "vits",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Danish: vits",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Danish: vits"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "fi",
"2": "vitsi",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Finnish: vitsi",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Finnish: vitsi"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "hu",
"2": "vicc",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Hungarian: vicc",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Hungarian: vicc"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "nds",
"2": "Witz",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Low German: Witz",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Low German: Witz"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "mk",
"2": "виц",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Macedonian: виц (vic)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Macedonian: виц (vic)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "no",
"2": "vits",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Norwegian: vits",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Norwegian: vits"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "stq",
"2": "Wits",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Saterland Frisian: Wits",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Saterland Frisian: Wits"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "sh",
"2": "vic",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Serbo-Croatian: vic",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Serbo-Croatian: vic"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "pl",
"2": "wic",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Polish: wic",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Polish: wic"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "szl",
"2": "wic",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Silesian: wic",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Silesian: wic"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "sl",
"2": "vic",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Slovene: vic",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Slovene: vic"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "sv",
"2": "vits",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Swedish: vits",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Swedish: vits"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "uk",
"2": "віц",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Ukrainian: віц (vic)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Ukrainian: віц (vic)"
}
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*weyd-"
},
"expansion": "",
"name": "root"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "gmh",
"3": "witz"
},
"expansion": "Middle High German witz",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "goh",
"3": "wizzi"
},
"expansion": "Old High German wizzi",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "gmw-pro",
"3": "*witi"
},
"expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *witi",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "gem-pro",
"3": "*witją"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Germanic *witją",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*weyd-",
"4": "",
"5": "see, know"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“see, know”)",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "wit"
},
"expansion": "English wit",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "nl",
"2": "wit"
},
"expansion": "Dutch wit",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "osx",
"2": "giwit"
},
"expansion": "Old Saxon giwit",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle High German witz, from Old High German wizzi, from Proto-West Germanic *witi, from Proto-Germanic *witją from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“see, know”).\nCognate to English wit, archaic Dutch wit, akin to Old Saxon giwit.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "Witzes",
"tags": [
"genitive"
]
},
{
"form": "Witze",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Witzchen",
"tags": [
"diminutive",
"neuter"
]
},
{
"form": "strong",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "de-ndecl",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "Witz",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Witze",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"definite",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Witzes",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Witze",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"definite",
"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Witz",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Witze",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Witzen",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"definite",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Witz",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Witze",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"definite",
"plural"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "m",
"dim": "chen"
},
"expansion": "Witz m (strong, genitive Witzes, plural Witze, diminutive Witzchen n)",
"name": "de-noun"
}
],
"hyponyms": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "Antiwitz"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "Blondinenwitz"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "Flüsterwitz"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "Häschenwitz"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "Insiderwitz"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "Mantawitz"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "Mutterwitz"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "Schottenwitz"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "Seemannswitz"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "Treppenwitz"
}
],
"inflection_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "m"
},
"name": "de-ndecl"
}
],
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"pos": "noun",
"related": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "Witzblatt"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "Witzbold"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "Witzfigur"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "Witzseite"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "Witzwort"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "Anekdote"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "Kalauer"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "Zote"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
"word": "Gag"
}
],
"senses": [
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"bold_english_offsets": [
[
14,
18
]
],
"bold_text_offsets": [
[
11,
15
]
],
"english": "to laugh at a joke",
"text": "über einen Witz lachen",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"joke"
],
"id": "en-Witz-de-noun-ovpM-tBU",
"links": [
[
"joke",
"joke"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "Scherz"
}
],
"tags": [
"masculine",
"strong"
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "1 69 9 20",
"kind": "other",
"name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [
"Entries with incorrect language header",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "3 61 10 11 12 3",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with 3 entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
"_dis": "2 73 7 8 8 2",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"examples": [
{
"bold_english_offsets": [
[
14,
18
]
],
"bold_text_offsets": [
[
20,
24
]
],
"english": "The exam is a joke, literally everyone passes.",
"text": "Die Prüfung ist ein Witz, die besteht wirklich jeder.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"joke (something that is not taken seriously due to being very easy, very ineffective, or very arbitrary)"
],
"id": "en-Witz-de-noun-h~ezzphi",
"links": [
[
"derogatory",
"derogatory"
],
[
"joke",
"joke"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(colloquial, chiefly derogatory) joke (something that is not taken seriously due to being very easy, very ineffective, or very arbitrary)"
],
"tags": [
"colloquial",
"derogatory",
"masculine",
"strong"
]
},
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "2 14 79 5",
"kind": "topical",
"langcode": "de",
"name": "Comedy",
"orig": "de:Comedy",
"parents": [
"Drama",
"Theater",
"Art",
"Entertainment",
"Culture",
"Society",
"All topics",
"Fundamental"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
"glosses": [
"wit, humour"
],
"id": "en-Witz-de-noun-~l-NaIhd",
"links": [
[
"wit",
"wit"
],
[
"humour",
"humour"
]
],
"tags": [
"masculine",
"strong"
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"bold_english_offsets": [
[
16,
21
]
],
"bold_text_offsets": [
[
18,
22
]
],
"english": "So what was the point of doing all that?",
"text": "Was war jetzt der Witz der ganzen Aktion?",
"type": "example"
},
{
"bold_english_offsets": [
[
87,
92
]
],
"bold_text_offsets": [
[
94,
98
]
],
"english": "It is strong, that much I'll admit; but not too strong. It being strong is exactly the point of all this, after all.",
"ref": "1899, Theodor Fontane, Der Stechling, page 257:",
"text": "Stark ist es, so viel geb' ich zu; aber nicht zu stark. Daß es stark ist, das ist ja eben der Witz von der Sache.",
"type": "quote"
}
],
"glosses": [
"point, purpose (the central idea or aspect that makes something worthwhile)"
],
"id": "en-Witz-de-noun-5KoKfABs",
"links": [
[
"point",
"point"
],
[
"purpose",
"purpose"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(colloquial) point, purpose (the central idea or aspect that makes something worthwhile)"
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "Sinn"
}
],
"tags": [
"colloquial",
"masculine",
"strong"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/vɪt͡s/"
},
{
"audio": "De-Witz.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/a1/De-Witz.ogg/De-Witz.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a1/De-Witz.ogg"
}
],
"word": "Witz"
}
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"1": "hrx",
"2": "gmh",
"3": "witze"
},
"expansion": "Middle High German witze",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "hrx",
"2": "goh",
"3": "wizzi"
},
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"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
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"2": "gmw-pro",
"3": "*witi"
},
"expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *witi",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "hrx",
"2": "gem-pro",
"3": "*witją"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Germanic *witją",
"name": "inh"
}
],
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"forms": [
{
"form": "Witz",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
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"args": {
"1": "m",
"pl": "Witz"
},
"expansion": "Witz m (plural Witz)",
"name": "hrx-noun"
}
],
"lang": "Hunsrik",
"lang_code": "hrx",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"_dis": "87 13",
"kind": "other",
"name": "Hunsrik entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [
"Entries with incorrect language header",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w+disamb"
}
],
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"wit"
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"links": [
[
"wit",
"wit"
]
],
"tags": [
"masculine"
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"joke"
],
"id": "en-Witz-hrx-noun-ovpM-tBU",
"links": [
[
"joke",
"joke"
]
],
"tags": [
"masculine"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/vit͡s/"
}
],
"word": "Witz"
}
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"1": "lb",
"2": "gmh",
"3": "witze"
},
"expansion": "Middle High German witze",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "lb",
"2": "goh",
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"name": "inh"
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{
"args": {
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"2": "gem-pro",
"3": "*witją"
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"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "Witz"
},
"expansion": "German Witz",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "wit"
},
"expansion": "English wit",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "nl",
"2": "wit"
},
"expansion": "Dutch wit",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "is",
"2": "vit"
},
"expansion": "Icelandic vit",
"name": "cog"
}
],
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"forms": [
{
"form": "Witzen",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Witzer",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
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"2": "Witzen",
"pl2": "Witzer"
},
"expansion": "Witz m (plural Witzen or Witzer)",
"name": "lb-noun"
}
],
"lang": "Luxembourgish",
"lang_code": "lb",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Luxembourgish entries with incorrect language header",
"parents": [
"Entries with incorrect language header",
"Entry maintenance"
],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Luxembourgish nouns with multiple plurals",
"parents": [
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"Nouns by inflection type",
"Nouns",
"Lemmas"
],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with 3 entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
},
{
"kind": "other",
"name": "Pages with entries",
"parents": [],
"source": "w"
}
],
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"joke"
],
"id": "en-Witz-lb-noun-ovpM-tBU",
"links": [
[
"joke",
"joke"
]
],
"tags": [
"masculine"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/vit͡s/"
}
],
"word": "Witz"
}
{
"categories": [
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"German lemmas",
"German masculine nouns",
"German nouns",
"German terms derived from Middle High German",
"German terms derived from Old High German",
"German terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
"German terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
"German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
"German terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *weyd-",
"German terms inherited from Middle High German",
"German terms inherited from Old High German",
"German terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
"German terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
"Pages with 3 entries",
"Pages with entries",
"de:Comedy"
],
"derived": [
{
"word": "gewitzt"
},
{
"word": "vorwitzig"
},
{
"word": "Witzchen"
},
{
"word": "Witzelei"
},
{
"word": "witzeln"
},
{
"word": "witzig"
},
{
"word": "Witzigkeit"
},
{
"word": "Witzling"
},
{
"word": "witzlos"
}
],
"descendants": [
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "bg",
"2": "виц",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Bulgarian: виц (vic)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Bulgarian: виц (vic)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "da",
"2": "vits",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Danish: vits",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Danish: vits"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "fi",
"2": "vitsi",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Finnish: vitsi",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Finnish: vitsi"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "hu",
"2": "vicc",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Hungarian: vicc",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Hungarian: vicc"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "nds",
"2": "Witz",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Low German: Witz",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Low German: Witz"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "mk",
"2": "виц",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Macedonian: виц (vic)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Macedonian: виц (vic)"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "no",
"2": "vits",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Norwegian: vits",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Norwegian: vits"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "stq",
"2": "Wits",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Saterland Frisian: Wits",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Saterland Frisian: Wits"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "sh",
"2": "vic",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Serbo-Croatian: vic",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Serbo-Croatian: vic"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "pl",
"2": "wic",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Polish: wic",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Polish: wic"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "szl",
"2": "wic",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Silesian: wic",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Silesian: wic"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "sl",
"2": "vic",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Slovene: vic",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Slovene: vic"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "sv",
"2": "vits",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Swedish: vits",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Swedish: vits"
},
{
"depth": 1,
"templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "uk",
"2": "віц",
"bor": "1"
},
"expansion": "→ Ukrainian: віц (vic)",
"name": "desc"
}
],
"text": "→ Ukrainian: віц (vic)"
}
],
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"1": "de",
"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*weyd-"
},
"expansion": "",
"name": "root"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "gmh",
"3": "witz"
},
"expansion": "Middle High German witz",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "goh",
"3": "wizzi"
},
"expansion": "Old High German wizzi",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "gmw-pro",
"3": "*witi"
},
"expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *witi",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "gem-pro",
"3": "*witją"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Germanic *witją",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "ine-pro",
"3": "*weyd-",
"4": "",
"5": "see, know"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“see, know”)",
"name": "der"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "wit"
},
"expansion": "English wit",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "nl",
"2": "wit"
},
"expansion": "Dutch wit",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "osx",
"2": "giwit"
},
"expansion": "Old Saxon giwit",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle High German witz, from Old High German wizzi, from Proto-West Germanic *witi, from Proto-Germanic *witją from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“see, know”).\nCognate to English wit, archaic Dutch wit, akin to Old Saxon giwit.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "Witzes",
"tags": [
"genitive"
]
},
{
"form": "Witze",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Witzchen",
"tags": [
"diminutive",
"neuter"
]
},
{
"form": "strong",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"table-tags"
]
},
{
"form": "de-ndecl",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"inflection-template"
]
},
{
"form": "Witz",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Witze",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"definite",
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Witzes",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Witze",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"definite",
"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Witz",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Witze",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Witzen",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"dative",
"definite",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Witz",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "Witze",
"source": "declension",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"definite",
"plural"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "m",
"dim": "chen"
},
"expansion": "Witz m (strong, genitive Witzes, plural Witze, diminutive Witzchen n)",
"name": "de-noun"
}
],
"hyponyms": [
{
"word": "Antiwitz"
},
{
"word": "Blondinenwitz"
},
{
"word": "Flüsterwitz"
},
{
"word": "Häschenwitz"
},
{
"word": "Insiderwitz"
},
{
"word": "Mantawitz"
},
{
"word": "Mutterwitz"
},
{
"word": "Schottenwitz"
},
{
"word": "Seemannswitz"
},
{
"word": "Treppenwitz"
}
],
"inflection_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "m"
},
"name": "de-ndecl"
}
],
"lang": "German",
"lang_code": "de",
"pos": "noun",
"related": [
{
"word": "Witzblatt"
},
{
"word": "Witzbold"
},
{
"word": "Witzfigur"
},
{
"word": "Witzseite"
},
{
"word": "Witzwort"
},
{
"word": "Anekdote"
},
{
"word": "Kalauer"
},
{
"word": "Zote"
},
{
"word": "Gag"
}
],
"senses": [
{
"categories": [
"German terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"bold_english_offsets": [
[
14,
18
]
],
"bold_text_offsets": [
[
11,
15
]
],
"english": "to laugh at a joke",
"text": "über einen Witz lachen",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"joke"
],
"links": [
[
"joke",
"joke"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "Scherz"
}
],
"tags": [
"masculine",
"strong"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"German colloquialisms",
"German derogatory terms",
"German terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"bold_english_offsets": [
[
14,
18
]
],
"bold_text_offsets": [
[
20,
24
]
],
"english": "The exam is a joke, literally everyone passes.",
"text": "Die Prüfung ist ein Witz, die besteht wirklich jeder.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"joke (something that is not taken seriously due to being very easy, very ineffective, or very arbitrary)"
],
"links": [
[
"derogatory",
"derogatory"
],
[
"joke",
"joke"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(colloquial, chiefly derogatory) joke (something that is not taken seriously due to being very easy, very ineffective, or very arbitrary)"
],
"tags": [
"colloquial",
"derogatory",
"masculine",
"strong"
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"wit, humour"
],
"links": [
[
"wit",
"wit"
],
[
"humour",
"humour"
]
],
"tags": [
"masculine",
"strong"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"German colloquialisms",
"German terms with quotations",
"German terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"bold_english_offsets": [
[
16,
21
]
],
"bold_text_offsets": [
[
18,
22
]
],
"english": "So what was the point of doing all that?",
"text": "Was war jetzt der Witz der ganzen Aktion?",
"type": "example"
},
{
"bold_english_offsets": [
[
87,
92
]
],
"bold_text_offsets": [
[
94,
98
]
],
"english": "It is strong, that much I'll admit; but not too strong. It being strong is exactly the point of all this, after all.",
"ref": "1899, Theodor Fontane, Der Stechling, page 257:",
"text": "Stark ist es, so viel geb' ich zu; aber nicht zu stark. Daß es stark ist, das ist ja eben der Witz von der Sache.",
"type": "quote"
}
],
"glosses": [
"point, purpose (the central idea or aspect that makes something worthwhile)"
],
"links": [
[
"point",
"point"
],
[
"purpose",
"purpose"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(colloquial) point, purpose (the central idea or aspect that makes something worthwhile)"
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "Sinn"
}
],
"tags": [
"colloquial",
"masculine",
"strong"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/vɪt͡s/"
},
{
"audio": "De-Witz.ogg",
"mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/a1/De-Witz.ogg/De-Witz.ogg.mp3",
"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a1/De-Witz.ogg"
}
],
"word": "Witz"
}
{
"categories": [
"Hunsrik entries with incorrect language header",
"Hunsrik lemmas",
"Hunsrik masculine nouns",
"Hunsrik nouns",
"Hunsrik terms derived from Middle High German",
"Hunsrik terms derived from Old High German",
"Hunsrik terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
"Hunsrik terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
"Hunsrik terms inherited from Middle High German",
"Hunsrik terms inherited from Old High German",
"Hunsrik terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
"Hunsrik terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
"Pages with 3 entries",
"Pages with entries"
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "hrx",
"2": "gmh",
"3": "witze"
},
"expansion": "Middle High German witze",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "hrx",
"2": "goh",
"3": "wizzi"
},
"expansion": "Old High German wizzi",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "hrx",
"2": "gmw-pro",
"3": "*witi"
},
"expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *witi",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "hrx",
"2": "gem-pro",
"3": "*witją"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Germanic *witją",
"name": "inh"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle High German witze, from Old High German wizzi, from Proto-West Germanic *witi, from Proto-Germanic *witją.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "Witz",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "m",
"pl": "Witz"
},
"expansion": "Witz m (plural Witz)",
"name": "hrx-noun"
}
],
"lang": "Hunsrik",
"lang_code": "hrx",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"wit"
],
"links": [
[
"wit",
"wit"
]
],
"tags": [
"masculine"
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"joke"
],
"links": [
[
"joke",
"joke"
]
],
"tags": [
"masculine"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/vit͡s/"
}
],
"word": "Witz"
}
{
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{
"args": {
"1": "lb",
"2": "gmh",
"3": "witze"
},
"expansion": "Middle High German witze",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "lb",
"2": "goh",
"3": "wizzi"
},
"expansion": "Old High German wizzi",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "lb",
"2": "gmw-pro",
"3": "*witi"
},
"expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *witi",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "lb",
"2": "gem-pro",
"3": "*witją"
},
"expansion": "Proto-Germanic *witją",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "de",
"2": "Witz"
},
"expansion": "German Witz",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "wit"
},
"expansion": "English wit",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "nl",
"2": "wit"
},
"expansion": "Dutch wit",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "is",
"2": "vit"
},
"expansion": "Icelandic vit",
"name": "cog"
}
],
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"forms": [
{
"form": "Witzen",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "Witzer",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
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"1": "m",
"2": "Witzen",
"pl2": "Witzer"
},
"expansion": "Witz m (plural Witzen or Witzer)",
"name": "lb-noun"
}
],
"lang": "Luxembourgish",
"lang_code": "lb",
"pos": "noun",
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{
"categories": [
"Luxembourgish entries with incorrect language header",
"Luxembourgish lemmas",
"Luxembourgish masculine nouns",
"Luxembourgish nouns",
"Luxembourgish nouns with multiple plurals",
"Luxembourgish terms derived from Middle High German",
"Luxembourgish terms derived from Old High German",
"Luxembourgish terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
"Luxembourgish terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
"Luxembourgish terms inherited from Middle High German",
"Luxembourgish terms inherited from Old High German",
"Luxembourgish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
"Luxembourgish terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
"Pages with 3 entries",
"Pages with entries"
],
"glosses": [
"joke"
],
"links": [
[
"joke",
"joke"
]
],
"tags": [
"masculine"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/vit͡s/"
}
],
"word": "Witz"
}
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