"Jux" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /jʊks/ Audio: De-Jux2.ogg [Germany, Berlin], De-Jux.ogg
Rhymes: -ʊks Etymology: From Latin iocus with contraction. Attested since the 18th century, but likely older as it is widely attested in the dialects. Etymology templates: {{bor|de|la|iocus}} Latin iocus Head templates: {{de-noun|m}} Jux m (strong, genitive Juxes, plural Juxe), {{tlb|de|informal}} (informal) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Juxes [genitive], Juxe [plural], strong [table-tags], Jux [nominative, singular], Juxe [definite, nominative, plural], Juxes [genitive, singular], Juxe [definite, genitive, plural], Jux [dative, singular], Juxe [dative, singular], Juxen [dative, definite, plural], Jux [accusative, singular], Juxe [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (countable) a joke, generally a mild one made in passing Tags: countable, informal, masculine, strong Synonyms: Spaß, Witz
    Sense id: en-Jux-de-noun-~iDgVJ0V Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 76 24
  2. (uncountable) jest, joking, fun Tags: informal, masculine, strong, uncountable Synonyms: Spaß Derived forms: Jux und Tollerei, Dollerei Related terms: Joker
    Sense id: en-Jux-de-noun-HXLMdIfE

Inflected forms

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  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Danish",
      "lang_code": "da",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "juks"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "lang_code": "nb",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "juks"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "lang_code": "nn",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "juks"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "iocus"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin iocus",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Latin iocus with contraction. Attested since the 18th century, but likely older as it is widely attested in the dialects.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Juxes",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Juxe",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Jux",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Juxe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Juxes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Juxe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Jux",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Juxe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Juxen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Jux",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Juxe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "Jux m (strong, genitive Juxes, plural Juxe)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "informal"
      },
      "expansion": "(informal)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "76 24",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              31,
              34
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              27,
              37
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Now come on, it was just a litte joke!",
          "text": "Ach komm, das war doch nur ein Jux!",
          "translation": "Now come on, it was just a litte joke!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a joke, generally a mild one made in passing"
      ],
      "id": "en-Jux-de-noun-~iDgVJ0V",
      "links": [
        [
          "joke",
          "joke"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(countable) a joke, generally a mild one made in passing"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Spaß"
        },
        {
          "word": "Witz"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "informal",
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "derived": [
        {
          "_dis1": "28 72",
          "word": "Jux und Tollerei"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "28 72",
          "word": "Dollerei"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              4,
              7
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              3,
              7
            ],
            [
              17,
              26
            ]
          ],
          "english": "in jest, for the fun of it",
          "text": "aus Jux",
          "translation": "in jest, for the fun of it",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "jest, joking, fun"
      ],
      "id": "en-Jux-de-noun-HXLMdIfE",
      "links": [
        [
          "jest",
          "jest"
        ],
        [
          "joking",
          "joking"
        ],
        [
          "fun",
          "fun"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(uncountable) jest, joking, fun"
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "_dis1": "28 72",
          "word": "Joker"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Spaß"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "masculine",
        "strong",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/jʊks/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Jux2.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/e9/De-Jux2.ogg/De-Jux2.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e9/De-Jux2.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Germany",
        "Berlin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Jux.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/ac/De-Jux.ogg/De-Jux.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ac/De-Jux.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ʊks"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Jux"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "German entries with incorrect language header",
    "German informal terms",
    "German lemmas",
    "German masculine nouns",
    "German nouns",
    "German terms borrowed from Latin",
    "German terms derived from Latin",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:German/ʊks",
    "Rhymes:German/ʊks/1 syllable"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Jux und Tollerei"
    },
    {
      "word": "Dollerei"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "lang": "Danish",
      "lang_code": "da",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "juks"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "lang_code": "nb",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "juks"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "lang_code": "nn",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "juks"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "iocus"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin iocus",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Latin iocus with contraction. Attested since the 18th century, but likely older as it is widely attested in the dialects.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Juxes",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Juxe",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Jux",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Juxe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Juxes",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Juxe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Jux",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Juxe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Juxen",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Jux",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Juxe",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "Jux m (strong, genitive Juxes, plural Juxe)",
      "name": "de-noun"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "informal"
      },
      "expansion": "(informal)",
      "name": "tlb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "name": "de-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Joker"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "German countable nouns",
        "German terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              31,
              34
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              27,
              37
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Now come on, it was just a litte joke!",
          "text": "Ach komm, das war doch nur ein Jux!",
          "translation": "Now come on, it was just a litte joke!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a joke, generally a mild one made in passing"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "joke",
          "joke"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(countable) a joke, generally a mild one made in passing"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Spaß"
        },
        {
          "word": "Witz"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "countable",
        "informal",
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "German terms with usage examples",
        "German uncountable nouns"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              4,
              7
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              3,
              7
            ],
            [
              17,
              26
            ]
          ],
          "english": "in jest, for the fun of it",
          "text": "aus Jux",
          "translation": "in jest, for the fun of it",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "jest, joking, fun"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "jest",
          "jest"
        ],
        [
          "joking",
          "joking"
        ],
        [
          "fun",
          "fun"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(uncountable) jest, joking, fun"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Spaß"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "masculine",
        "strong",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/jʊks/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Jux2.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/e/e9/De-Jux2.ogg/De-Jux2.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e9/De-Jux2.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Germany",
        "Berlin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "De-Jux.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/ac/De-Jux.ogg/De-Jux.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ac/De-Jux.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ʊks"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Jux"
}

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